记忆方法
双解例句
小知识
Promptness is a quality of arriving quickly or exactly when you're supposed to. German trains, which tend to pull into the station at the exact scheduled time, are famous for their promptness.
When someone compliments your promptness, they're either admiring your tendency to act immediately or your punctuality. If someone calls an ambulance for a medical emergency, its promptness is vital — someone's life could be on the line, so quick action is important. And when you have to catch an airplane, your taxi's promptness matters too. If you asked for a ride at 12:30 and your driver pulls up at precisely 12:30, you should thank her for her promptness (or just leave a nice tip).
实用短语
词根词缀
后缀: -ness
表名词,”性质,状态”,通常加在形容词后面
n.
brightness 明亮,辉煌,聪明bright明亮的+ness性质,状态→n.明亮,辉煌,聪明
business 商业,买卖,交易,生意busi+ness性质,状态→n.商业,买卖,交易,生意
carefulness 仔细,慎重careful小心的,仔细的+ness性质,状态→n.仔细,慎重
cleanliness 洁癖,清洁clean清洁+li+ness性质,状态→cleanliness洁癖,清洁
consciousness 意识,知觉,自觉,觉悟,个人思想conscious意识到的+ness性质,状态→n.意识,知觉,自觉,觉悟,个人思想
darkness 黑暗,阴暗,秘密dark黑暗+ness性质,状态→n.黑暗,阴暗,秘密
emptiness 空虚,无知empty空的+ness性质,状态→emptiness空虚,无知
firmness 坚定,稳固firm坚定+ness性质,状态→n.坚定,稳固
forwardness 大胆,鲁莽forward向前的,鲁莽的+ness性质,状态→n.大胆,鲁莽
fulsomeness 虚情,谄媚fulsome过度的,虚假的+ness性质,状态→n.虚情,谄媚
kindness 仁慈,亲切;好意;友好行为kind仁慈的,和蔼的+ness性质,状态→n.仁慈,亲切;好意;友好行为
likeness 相象,相似物like像+ness性质,状态→n.相象,相似物
politeness 有礼,优雅polite有礼貌的+ness性质,状态→n.有礼,优雅
positiveness 肯定,信心positive肯定的+ness性质,状态→n.肯定,信心
pretentiousness 自命不凡pretentious自命不凡的+ness性质,状态→n.自命不凡
promptness 敏捷,迅速prompt敏捷的,迅速的,即时的+ness性质,状态→n.敏捷,迅速
tightness 坚固,紧密tight紧的+ness性质,状态→n.坚固,紧密
tiredness 疲劳,疲倦tired疲乏的+ness性质,状态→n.疲劳,疲倦
usefulness 有用,有效性useful有用的+ness性质,状态→n.有用,有效性
uselessness 无用useless无用的+ness性质,状态→n.无用
weakness 虚弱,软弱,弱点,缺点weak弱的,虚弱的+ness性质,状态→n.虚弱,软弱,弱点,缺点
thickness 厚度,浓度,稠密thick厚的+ness性质,状态→n.厚度,浓度,稠密
同义词
haste / celerity / speed / precision / expedition
同根词
词根：prompt
adj.prompt敏捷的，迅速的；立刻的
adv.prompt准时地
promptly迅速地；立即地；敏捷地
n.prompt提示；付款期限；DOS命令：改变DOS系统提示符的风格
promptitude敏捷，迅速；机敏
vt.prompt提示；促进；激起；（给演员）提白