promptituden.

Brit.

/ˈprɒm(p)tᵻtjuːd/,

/ˈprɒm(p)tᵻtʃuːd/, U.S.

/ˈprɑm(p)təˌtud/

Forms: late Middle English promtytude, late Middle English– promptitude, 1600s promptitud; Scottish pre-1700 promptitud, pre-1700 1700s– promptitude.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin promptitudo.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin promptitudo eagerness, zeal (5th cent.), quickness, alacrity (from 13th cent. in British and continental sources) < classical Latin promptus prompt adj. + -tūdo -tude suffix. Compare Middle French, French promptitude disposition to do something (1486), swiftness of mind (c1490), quality of a person who acts with alacrity (early 16th cent.), prompting (1572 in the passage translated in quot. 1603 at sense 2), quality of something which happens quickly (1662), quality of something which is rapid (1690), Catalan promptitud (c1400), Spanish prontitud (15th cent.). Compare later promptness n.

1. Quickness or readiness of action; promptness.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > rapidity or speed of action or operation > [noun] > promptness or alacrity

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thro1488

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earliness1617

alacriousness1657

slippiness1974

a1460 Knyghthode & Bataile (Pembr. Cambr. 243) 1374 (MED) With promptitude it is to putte him fro.

c1475 ( in Eng. Hist. Rev. (1911) 26 522 (MED) Þe kynges pouer, to the whiche euery subjecte oght..due subjectioun..and promtytude of jeopard of his body and goodes.

a1500 tr. Thomas à Kempis De Imitatione Christi (Trin. Dublin) (1893) 31 (MED) These shul ȝeue gret trust to dye, parfit contempte of þe worlde..promptitude [L. promptitudo] of obedience.

1533 T. Elyot Of Knowl. Wise Man ii. iv Promptitude or redinesse in employinge that benefite.

1587 in D. Masson Reg. Privy Council Scotl. (1881) 1st Ser. IV. 175 His Hienes doubtis not of the lyke reddines, promptitude, and gude will.

1658 R. White tr. K. Digby Late Disc. Cure Wounds (1660) 75 They unite with more promptitude.

1751 S. Johnson Rambler No. 113. ⁋6 Assurance of address, and promptitude of reply.

1796 R. Heber Let. 8 Dec. in Heber Lett. (1950) iii. 102 An instance of promptitude in raising the supplies for the service of government.

1812 Ld. Byron Let. 29 Sept. (1973) II. 219 I..thank you most sincerely for your promptitude of remittance.

1863 A. Blomfield Mem. Bp. Blomfield II. ix. 183 His promptitude was remarkable: with him a matter would be completed, while another would be only thinking of it.

1906 J. Galsworthy Man of Prop. 193 With the promptitude and conduct of a mother, Winifred fell back on her husband.

1955 Times 10 May 17/6 Our borrowers generally have met the repayment instalments on their loans with a commendable promptitude.

2004 Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 15 Apr. a2/3 She said the police had a major role to play and should do so with promptitude and courtesy.

†2. A prompting, an impulse; an inclination. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > motivation > [noun] > incitement or instigation > that which incites or instigates

prickleOE

pritchOE

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flip1881

urge1882

agent provocateur1888

will to power1896

a shot in the arm1922

motivator1929

driver1971

co-driver1993

the mind > will > wish or inclination > willingness > [noun]

willOE

goodwilllOE

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willinghood1841

unhesitatingness1876

1578 J. Banister Hist. Man sig. Yiij ^v Whose kyng sendyng him a garland of roses, touched ouer besides with some odiferous oyntment, I receiue quoth he the gift & I prayse the promptitude of his mynde, but he hath lost the sauour of the roses, and frangrantie of their nature, by deprauyng and falsifieng their Arte.

1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 74 They..do terme those joies, those promptitudes of the will [Fr. ces promptitudes de volonté]..by the name of Eupathies, i.[e.] good affections and not of Apathies, that is to say, Impassibilities.

1660 Bp. J. Taylor Ductor Dubitantium II. iv. i. 481 If our inclinations..become facilities and promptitudes to sin, they are not innocent.

1712 R. Steele Spectator No. 497. ⁋1 Those who were contented to live without Reproach, and had no Promptitude in their Minds towards Glory.

1748 S. Richardson Clarissa V. xii. 114 The women, so used to cry without grief, as they are to laugh without reason, by mere force of example (confound their promptitudes!), must needs pull out their handkerchiefs.

1814 W. Scott Waverley II. xxiii. 347 While the English army went through these evolutions, the Highlanders shewed equal promptitude and zeal for battle.

1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. I. v. iii. 239 Neither have the Gardes Françaises, the best regiment of the line, shewn any promptitude for street-firing lately.

1889 Times 21 Dec. 8/2 There is no abatement of that thirst for action, that promptitude for work, that impatience to be moving, which characterizes them at home.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	promptitude
释义	promptituden. Brit. /ˈprɒm(p)tᵻtjuːd/, /ˈprɒm(p)tᵻtʃuːd/, U.S. /ˈprɑm(p)təˌtud/ Forms: late Middle English promtytude, late Middle English– promptitude, 1600s promptitud; Scottish pre-1700 promptitud, pre-1700 1700s– promptitude. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin promptitudo. Etymology: < post-classical Latin promptitudo eagerness, zeal (5th cent.), quickness, alacrity (from 13th cent. in British and continental sources) < classical Latin promptus prompt adj. + -tūdo -tude suffix. Compare Middle French, French promptitude disposition to do something (1486), swiftness of mind (c1490), quality of a person who acts with alacrity (early 16th cent.), prompting (1572 in the passage translated in quot. 1603 at sense 2), quality of something which happens quickly (1662), quality of something which is rapid (1690), Catalan promptitud (c1400), Spanish prontitud (15th cent.). Compare later promptness n. 1. Quickness or readiness of action; promptness. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > rapidity or speed of action or operation > [noun] > promptness or alacrity readinessa1382 alacritya1460 promptitudea1460 thro1488 promptness1506 officiousness1596 earliness1617 alacriousness1657 slippiness1974 a1460 Knyghthode & Bataile (Pembr. Cambr. 243) 1374 (MED) With promptitude it is to putte him fro. c1475 ( in Eng. Hist. Rev. (1911) 26 522 (MED) Þe kynges pouer, to the whiche euery subjecte oght..due subjectioun..and promtytude of jeopard of his body and goodes. a1500 tr. Thomas à Kempis De Imitatione Christi (Trin. Dublin) (1893) 31 (MED) These shul ȝeue gret trust to dye, parfit contempte of þe worlde..promptitude [L. promptitudo] of obedience. 1533 T. Elyot Of Knowl. Wise Man ii. iv Promptitude or redinesse in employinge that benefite. 1587 in D. Masson Reg. Privy Council Scotl. (1881) 1st Ser. IV. 175 His Hienes doubtis not of the lyke reddines, promptitude, and gude will. 1658 R. White tr. K. Digby Late Disc. Cure Wounds (1660) 75 They unite with more promptitude. 1751 S. Johnson Rambler No. 113. ⁋6 Assurance of address, and promptitude of reply. 1796 R. Heber Let. 8 Dec. in Heber Lett. (1950) iii. 102 An instance of promptitude in raising the supplies for the service of government. 1812 Ld. Byron Let. 29 Sept. (1973) II. 219 I..thank you most sincerely for your promptitude of remittance. 1863 A. Blomfield Mem. Bp. Blomfield II. ix. 183 His promptitude was remarkable: with him a matter would be completed, while another would be only thinking of it. 1906 J. Galsworthy Man of Prop. 193 With the promptitude and conduct of a mother, Winifred fell back on her husband. 1955 Times 10 May 17/6 Our borrowers generally have met the repayment instalments on their loans with a commendable promptitude. 2004 Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 15 Apr. a2/3 She said the police had a major role to play and should do so with promptitude and courtesy. †2. A prompting, an impulse; an inclination. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > motivation > [noun] > incitement or instigation > that which incites or instigates prickleOE pritchOE alighting1340 brodc1375 bellowsc1386 pricka1387 motivec1390 prompting1402 preparativec1450 stirmentc1460 incentive?a1475 fomenta1500 farda1522 instigation1526 pointing1533 swinge1548 spur1551 whetstone1551 goad1567 promptitude1578 alarm1587 inducement1593 solicitor1594 incitement1596 inflammation1597 instance1597 excitement1604 moving spirit1604 heart-blood1606 inflamer1609 rouser1611 stimulator1614 motioner1616 incensivea1618 incitative1620 incitation1622 whettera1625 impulsivea1628 excitation1628 incendiary1628 dispositive1629 fomentationa1631 switch1630 stirrer1632 irritament1634 provocative1638 impetus1641 driving force1642 driving power1642 engagement1642 firer1653 propellant1654 fomentary1657 impulse1660 urgency1664 impeller1686 fillip1699 shove1724 incitive1736 stimulative1747 bonus1787 stimulus1791 impellent1793 stimulant1794 propulsion1800 instigant1833 propulsive1834 motive power1836 evoker1845 motivity1857 afflatus1865 flip1881 urge1882 agent provocateur1888 will to power1896 a shot in the arm1922 motivator1929 driver1971 co-driver1993 the mind > will > wish or inclination > willingness > [noun] willOE goodwilllOE wilfulnessa1398 freenessc1400 freedoma1425 towardness1461 willingness1535 towardlinessa1569 fitness1604 inclinableness1608 lubency1623 pronenessa1640 libence1654 promptitude1712 allubescency1727 willinghood1841 unhesitatingness1876 1578 J. Banister Hist. Man sig. Yiij ^v Whose kyng sendyng him a garland of roses, touched ouer besides with some odiferous oyntment, I receiue quoth he the gift & I prayse the promptitude of his mynde, but he hath lost the sauour of the roses, and frangrantie of their nature, by deprauyng and falsifieng their Arte. 1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 74 They..do terme those joies, those promptitudes of the will [Fr. ces promptitudes de volonté]..by the name of Eupathies, i.[e.] good affections and not of Apathies, that is to say, Impassibilities. 1660 Bp. J. Taylor Ductor Dubitantium II. iv. i. 481 If our inclinations..become facilities and promptitudes to sin, they are not innocent. 1712 R. Steele Spectator No. 497. ⁋1 Those who were contented to live without Reproach, and had no Promptitude in their Minds towards Glory. 1748 S. Richardson Clarissa V. xii. 114 The women, so used to cry without grief, as they are to laugh without reason, by mere force of example (confound their promptitudes!), must needs pull out their handkerchiefs. 1814 W. Scott Waverley II. xxiii. 347 While the English army went through these evolutions, the Highlanders shewed equal promptitude and zeal for battle. View more context for this quotation 1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. I. v. iii. 239 Neither have the Gardes Françaises, the best regiment of the line, shewn any promptitude for street-firing lately. 1889 Times 21 Dec. 8/2 There is no abatement of that thirst for action, that promptitude for work, that impatience to be moving, which characterizes them at home. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1460
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