prompt

英 [prɒmpt] 美 [prɑːmpt]

• adj. 迅速的；敏捷的；立刻的
• vt. 激起；促进；推动；提示
• vi. 提示
• n. 提示；提示的内容
• n. [商]付款期限

双解释义

adj. (形容词)

1. 立刻的,迅速的,即时的

   (of an action) done quickly, at once, or at the right time

2. [P]准时到达的; 行动迅速的

   (of a person) arriving at the right time; quick to take action

v. (动词)

1. vt. 激励; 激起

   incite or move (person) to action; inspire or give rise to feeling or action

2. vt. 给…提示

   help sb by suggesting how to continue

详尽释义

adj. 形容词

1. 迅速的，敏捷的
2. 及时的，立即的，即刻的，立刻的
3. 【商】即期付款的，即时的，当场交的，实时的
4. 果断的
5. 准时的
6. 提词员的，提白员的；提词(用)的

n. 名词

1. 提醒
2. 提词，提白
3. 催促
4. 提示，提示符
5. 【商】付款期限，付款日期，交割日期
6. 提示台词
7. 刺激物
8. 【计】 DOS命令:改变DOS系统提示符的形式
9. 激励，鼓舞
10. 怂恿

adv. 副词

1. 准时地
2. 正，正好

v. 动词

1. 促使，催促，敦促
2. 提示，指点，提醒
3. 激励，鼓励，刺激
4. 怂恿，煽动，唆使，挑拨，驱使，教唆
5. 给（演员）提词，提词
6. 激起，唤起，引起
7. 为（发言者）提示
8. 启发

英英释义

Noun:

1. a cue given to a performer (usually the beginning of the next line to be spoken);

   "the audience could hear his prompting"
   

2. (computer science) a symbol that appears on the computer screen to indicate that the computer is ready to receive a command

Adjective:

1. according to schedule or without delay; on time;

   "the train is prompt"
   

2. ready and willing or quick to act;

   "she is always prompt to help her friends"
   

3. performed with little or no delay;

   "an immediate reply to my letter"
   "a prompt reply"
   "was quick to respond"
   "a straightaway denial"
   

Verb:

1. give an incentive for action;

   "This moved me to sacrifice my career"
   

2. serve as the inciting cause of;

   "She prompted me to call my relatives"
   

3. assist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned

例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. The occasion calls for prompt action.
   这场合需要迅速的行动。
2. Their prompt actions prevented the fire from spreading.
   他们敏捷的行动阻止了火势的蔓延。
3. Thank you for your prompt reply to our telegram.
   多谢您对我们电报的即刻答复。

用作及物动词 (vt.)

1. His curiosity prompted him to ask questions .
   他的好奇心激起他问许多问题。
2. These findings prompted worldwide research on factors controlling the inactivation of viruses in marine waters.
   这些发现促进了世界范围对海洋水体中控制病毒不复活因素的研究。
3. Science and technology has prompted the rapid development of modern society.
   科学技术推动了现代社会的迅速发展。
4. She needed to be occasionally prompted.
   她需要不时给予提示。

用作不及物动词 (vi.)

1. Will you prompt for us at the next performance?
   下场演出时你给我们提词好吗?

用作名词 (n.)

1. The speaker was rather hesitant and had to be given a frequent prompt by the chairman.
   那个发言人讲话结结巴巴的,经常得由主席给个提示。

常见句型

用作形容词 (adj.)

用作定语

～+ n.

1. Prompt payment of bills is greatly appreciated.
   如蒙即期结账,则不胜感激。

用作表语

S+be+～

1. I can't understand it; he's usually very prompt.
   我不明白这是怎么回事,他通常很准时的。

S+be+～+ prep .-phrase

1. She was very prompt in answering my letter.
   她给我写回信非常及时。
2. The company was prompt in its response to these accusations.
   该公司对这些指责迅速作出反应。

S+be+～+to- v

1. He's always prompt to criticize other people's ideas.
   他对别人想出的主意总是迫不及待地进行评价。

用作动词 (v.)

用作及物动词

S+～+ n./pron.

1. Why did you prompt him?
   你为什么怂恿他?
2. The scandal prompted a senate investigation.
   这一丑闻引起了参议院的调查。
3. A strike prompted the setting up of the committee.
   一次罢工促成了该委员会的建立。
4. The sight of the ships prompted thoughts of his distant home.
   看到这些船使他想起遥远的故乡。
5. It was Anne's nagging that prompted me into this visit to the doctor.
   是安妮不停的唠叨促使我去看了医生。
6. If you forget your part in the play,I'll prompt you.
   如果你忘了戏词,我就来提示你。
7. To prompt an actor is to tell him his words when he has forgotten them.
   给演员提示台词就是当演员忘记台词时告诉他。
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8. He was prompted by his sense of responsibility.
   他被自己的责任感所鼓舞。
9. That was prompted by curiosity.
   那是由于好奇引起的。
10. The witness was prompted in the court.
    证人在法庭上被提示。

用作宾补动词

S+～+ n./pron. +to- v

1. What prompted you to say that?
   是什么促使你说这个的?
2. Conscience prompts us to do right.
   良心使我们为善。
3. My desire for knowledge prompted me to buy the encyclopedia.
   求知欲使我买了这本百科全书。
4. Severe criticisms from his teacher prompted him to study hard.
   老师的严厉批评促使他用功学习。
5. His evasive reply prompted me to ask another question.
   他含糊其词的回答导致我又问了一个问题。
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6. He was prompted by curiosity to ask questions.
   他出于好奇心问了很多问题。
7. He was prompted to study hard by the remark of the hero.
   英雄的话激励他更加努力地学习。

S+～+ n./pron. +to be adj.

1. What prompted him to be so generous?
   什么使得他如此大方呢?

经典引文

• Prompt return of nausea precluded further digitalisation.

  出自：Lancet

• Disease caused by fungal attacks is kept at bay by the prompt removal of both infected and damaged material.

  出自：National Trust Magazine

• The small child is prompted by the mother to wave.

  出自： N. Gordimer

• Prompted by some look in his father's eyes.

  出自： G. Swift

词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)

～+名词

• prompt sb's thought 激起某人的思想
• prompt words 提台词

～+副词

• prompt always 一直提示
• prompt carefully 小心地提示
• prompt cheerfully 高兴地提示
• prompt considerately 关心地激励
• prompt curiously 好奇地激励
• prompt dependably 可靠地提示
• prompt graciously 亲切地激励
• prompt meticulously 极谨慎地提示
• prompt pleasantly 高兴地激励
• prompt politely 有礼貌地提示
• prompt punctiliously 要求严格地激励
• prompt reliably 可信赖地激励
• prompt significantly 有意义地激励
• prompt surprisingly 奇怪地激励
• prompt suspiciously 怀疑地提示
• prompt unfailingly 永恒地激励
• prompt usually 经常提示
• prompt wisely 明智地激励

～+介词

• prompt by 被…激励

词语用法

v. (动词)

1. prompt用作动词时可作“促使”“激励”“唤起”“驱使”解,可接名词或代词作宾语,也可接以动词不定式或“to be+ adj. ”充当补足语的复合宾语。
2. prompt也可作“提示台词给…人”“提示”解,可用于被动结构。

词义辨析

v. (动词)

prompt, actuate, drive, move

• 这组词均有促使某人按某种方式行动的意思。其区别是：
• move为一般用语,不强调动因是外部力量还是个人的动机; actuate为正式用语,动因来自一种强大的内在力量,如强烈的感情、欲望或信念; drive指持续不断地向前推进,或指受内力或外力的驱使; prompt多用于动因不太重要的场合。例如:
• He is actuated not by kindness but by ambition.他并非出于好心,而是出于个人野心。
• They drove to the station.他们开车到车站去。
• The sight of the ships prompted thoughts of his distant home.看到船他便想起遥远的故乡。

prompt, arouse, incite, induce

• 这组词的共同意思是“促成”“促使”。其区别在于:induce含有引导的意思,不见得有坏的动机; arouse常指引起注意,使觉醒或唤起某种感情; incite指由于强烈的情感而引起的行动,可指好的方面或坏的方面; prompt是常用词,指对一件可能发生的事情起导火线作用,重点在最终促使事情的发生。

motivate，drive，prompt

• 这些动词均含“促使、驱使”之意。
• motivate强调驱使人们采取行动的原因或动机。
• drive侧重外来的驱策力和内心的感情力量的驱使。
• prompt与motivate近义，强调起因。

词源解说

• ☆ 14世纪中期进入英语，直接源自古法语的prompt；最初源自拉丁语的promptus：pro (向前） + emere (取），意为提出，准备。

近反义词

【近义词】

• quick
• ready
• timely

【反义词】

• later
• slow