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单词 promptitude
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promptitude


prompt

P0594200 (prŏmpt)adj. prompt·er, prompt·est 1. Being on time; punctual.2. Carried out or performed without delay: a prompt reply.tr.v. prompt·ed, prompt·ing, prompts 1. To move to act; spur; incite: A noise prompted the guard to go back and investigate.2. To give rise to; inspire: The accident prompted a review of school safety policy.3. To assist with a reminder; remind.4. To assist (an actor or reciter) by providing the next words of a forgotten passage; cue.n.1. a. The act of prompting or giving a cue.b. A reminder or cue.2. Computers A symbol that appears on a monitor to indicate that the computer is ready to receive input.3. Something which inspires a response, especially a statement or series of questions designed to provoke creative or critical thought from a student: In English class today, the teacher gave us the prompt for our final essay.
[Middle English, ready, from Old French, from Latin prōmptus, from past participle of prōmere, to bring forth : prō-, forth; see pro-1 + emere, to take, obtain; see em- in Indo-European roots.]
prompt′er n.promp′ti·tude′ (prŏmp′tĭ-to͞od′, -tyo͞od′), prompt′ness (prŏmpt′nĭs) n.prompt′ly adv.

promptitude

(ˈprɒmptɪˌtjuːd) nthe quality of being prompt; punctuality

promp•ti•tude

(ˈprɒmp tɪˌtud, -ˌtyud)

n. promptness. [1400–50; late Middle English < Late Latin]
Thesaurus
Noun1.promptitude - the characteristic of doing things without delaypromptnesscelerity, rapidity, rapidness, speediness, quickness - a rate that is rapid
Translations
hâterapidité

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promptitude


Related to promptitude: promptness, hastiness
  • noun

Synonyms for promptitude

noun the characteristic of doing things without delay

Synonyms

  • promptness

Related Words

  • celerity
  • rapidity
  • rapidness
  • speediness
  • quickness
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