Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter P - Page 130
Prominence (n.) Alt. of Prominency.
Prominence (n.) Also called Solar prominence (Astronomy) 日珥 An eruption of a flamelike tongue of relatively cool, high-density gas from the solar chromosphere into the corona where it can be seen during a solar eclipse or by observing strong spectral lines in its emission spectrum.
Prominency (n.) 著名；傑出；卓越 The quality or state of being prominent; a standing out from something; conspicuousness.
Prominency (n.) 突起；突出物 That which is prominent; a protuberance.
Solar prominences. (Astron.) See Solar Protuberances, under Protuberance.
Prominence (n.) The state of being prominent: widely known or eminent [ant: obscurity].
Prominence (n.) Relative importance.
Prominence (n.) Something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings; "the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge"; "the hump of a camel"; "he stood on the rocky prominence"; "the occipital protuberance was well developed"; "the bony excrescence between its horns" [syn: bulge, bump, hump, swelling, gibbosity, gibbousness, jut, prominence, protuberance, protrusion, extrusion, excrescence].
Prominent (a.) Standing out, or projecting, beyond the line surface of something; jutting; protuberant; in high relief; as, a prominent figure on a vase.
Prominent (a.) Hence; Distinctly manifest; likely to attract attention from its size or position; conspicuous; as, a prominent feature of the face; a prominent building.
Prominent (a.) Eminent; distinguished above others; as, a prominent character.
Prominent' moth (Zool.), Any moth of the family Notodontid[ae]; a notodontian; -- so called because the larva has a hump or prominence on its back. Several of the species are injurious to fruit trees.
Prominent (a.) Having a quality that thrusts itself into attention; "an outstanding fact of our time is that nations poisoned by anti semitism proved less fortunate in regard to their own freedom"; "a new theory is the most prominent feature of the book"; "salient traits"; "a spectacular rise in prices"; "a striking thing about Picadilly Circus is the statue of Eros in the center"; "a striking resemblance between parent and child" [syn: outstanding, prominent, salient, spectacular, striking].
Prominent (a.) Conspicuous in position or importance; "a big figure in the movement"; "big man on campus"; "he's very large in financial circles"; "a prominent citizen" [syn: big, large, prominent].
Prominent (a.) (Famous) (C1) 著名的；重要的 Very well known and important.
// A prominent Democrat.
// A prominent member of the Saudi royal family.
// The government should be playing a more prominent role in promoting human rights.
Prominent (a.) (Noticable) 凸出的 Sticking out from a surface.
// She has a prominent chin/ nose.
Prominent (a.) (Noticable) (C2) 突出的，顯眼的 Something that is in a prominent position can easily be seen.
// New books are displayed in a prominent position on tables at the front of the store.
Prominently (adv.) 突起地；著名地 In a prominent manner.
Prominently (adv.) In a prominent way; "the new car was prominently displayed in the driveway" [syn: prominently, conspicuously].
Promiscuity (n.) 混亂，雜亂，放蕩 Promiscuousness; confusion. -- H. Spencer.
Promiscuity (n.) Indulging in promiscuous (casual and indiscriminate) sexual relations [syn: promiscuity, promiscuousness, sleeping around].
Promiscuous (a.) Consisting of individuals united in a body or mass without order; mingled; confused; undistinguished; as, a promiscuous crowd or mass.
A wild, where weeds and flowers promiscuous shoot. -- Pope.
Promiscuous (a.) Distributed or applied without order or discrimination; not restricted to an individual; common; indiscriminate; as, promiscuous love or intercourse.
Promiscuous (a.) Not selective of a single class or person; "Clinton was criticized for his promiscuous solicitation of campaign money."
Promiscuous (a.) Casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior; "her easy virtue"; "he was told to avoid loose (or light) women"; "wanton behavior" [syn: easy, light, loose, promiscuous, sluttish, wanton].
Promiscuous (a.) (Disapproving) (Of a person)（人）濫交的，淫亂的 Having a lot of different sexual partners or sexual relationships, or (of sexual habits) involving a lot of different partners.
// I suppose I was quite promiscuous in my youth.
// It's a fallacy that gay men are more promiscuous than heterosexuals.
Promiscuously (adv.) 雜亂地 In a promiscuous manner.
Promiscuously (adv.) In an indiscriminate manner; "she reads promiscuously" [syn: promiscuously, indiscriminately].
Promiscuously (adv.) In a licentious and promiscuous manner; "this young girl has to share a room with her mother who lives promiscuously" [syn: licentiously, wantonly, promiscuously].
Promiscuousness (n.) 雜亂 The quality or state of being promiscuous.
Promiscuousness (n.) Indulging in promiscuous (casual and indiscriminate) sexual relations [syn: promiscuity, promiscuousness, sleeping around].
Promise (a.) In general, a declaration, written or verbal, made by one person to another, which binds the person who makes it to do, or to forbear to do, a specified act; a declaration which gives to the person to whom it is made a right to expect or to claim the performance or forbearance of a specified act.
For if the inheritance be of the law, it is no more of promise: but God gave it to Abraham by promise. -- Gal. iii. 18.
Promise (a.) (Law) An engagement by one person to another, either in words or in writing, but properly not under seal, for the performance or nonperformance of some particular thing. The word promise is used to denote the mere engagement of a person, without regard to the consideration for it, or the corresponding duty of the party to whom it is made. -- Chitty. Parsons. Burrill.
Promise (a.) That which causes hope, expectation, or assurance; especially, that which affords expectation of future distinction; as, a youth of great promise. -- Shak.
My native country was full of youthful promise. -- W. Irving.
Promise (a.) Bestowal, fulfillment, or grant of what is promised.
He . . . commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father. -- Acts i. 4.
Promise (v. i.) To give assurance by a promise, or binding declaration.
Promise (v. i.) To afford hopes or expectation; to give ground to expect good; rarely, to give reason to expect evil.
Will not the ladies be afeard of the lion?
I fear it, I promise you. -- Shak.
Promised (imp. & p. p.) of Promise.
Promising (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Promise.
Promise (v. t.) To engage to do, give, make, or to refrain from doing, giving, or making, or the like; to covenant; to engage; as, to promise a visit; to promise a cessation of hostilities; to promise the payment of money. "To promise aid." -- Shak.
Promise (v. t.) To afford reason to expect; to cause hope or assurance of; as, the clouds promise rain. -- Milton.
Promise (v. t.) To make declaration of or give assurance of, as some benefit to be conferred; to pledge or engage to bestow; as, the proprietors promised large tracts of land; the city promised a reward.
Promised land. See Land of promise, under Land.
To promise one's self. (a) To resolve; to determine; to vow.
To promise one's self. (b) To be assured; to have strong confidence.
I dare promise myself you will attest the truth of all I have advanced. -- Rambler.
Promise (n.) A verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future.
Promise (n.) Grounds for feeling hopeful about the future; "there is little or no promise that he will recover" [syn: promise, hope].
Promise (v.) Make a promise or commitment [syn: promise, assure].
Promise (v.) Promise to undertake or give; "I promise you my best effort."
Promise (v.) Make a prediction about; tell in advance; "Call the outcome of an election" [syn: predict, foretell, prognosticate, call, forebode, anticipate, promise].
Promise (v.) Give grounds for expectations; "The new results were promising"; "The results promised fame and glory."
Promise, () contr. An engagement by which the promisor contracts towards another to perform or do something to the advantage of the latter.
Promise, () When a promise is reduced to the form of a written agreement under seal, it is called a covenant.
Promise, () In order to be binding on the promisor, the promise must be made upon a sufficient consideration -- when made without consideration, however, it may be binding in foro conscientice, it is not obligatory in law, being nudum pactum. Rutherf. Inst. 85; 18 Eng. C. L. Rep. 180, note a; Merl. Rep. h.t.
Promise, () When a promise is made, all that is said at the time, in relation to it, must be considered; if, therefore, a man promise to pay all he owes, accompanied by a denial that he owes anything, no action will lie to enforce such a promise. 15 Wend. 187.
Promise, () And when the promise is conditional, the condition must be performed before it becomes of binding force. 7 John. 36. Vide Condition. Promises are express or implied. Vide Undertaking, and 5 East, 17 2 Leon. 224, 5; 4 B. & A. 595.
Promise (v.) (Say certainly) (B1) [ I or T ] 允諾，答應；保證 To tell someone that you will certainly do something.
// [ + to infinitive ] He promised faithfully to call me every week.
// [ + that ] The government have promised that they'll reduce taxes.
// [ + (that) ] Promise me (that) you won't tell him.
// I'll look for some while I'm at the shops but I'm not promising anything.
// Can I have that book back when you've finished because I've promised it (= I have said I will give it) to Sara.
// [ + two objects ] Her parents promised her a new car if she passed her exams.
// I've promised myself a long bath when I get through all this work.
// [ + speech ] "I'll come round and see you every day," she promised.
// "I won't do anything dangerous." "You promise?" "I promise."
// "I won't have time to take you shopping this afternoon." "But you promised!"
Promise (v.) (Be expected) Promise to be good, exciting, etc. (B2) 預計會很好／刺激等 If something promises to be good, exciting, etc. it is expected to be good, exciting, etc.
// It promises to be a really exciting game.
Idiom: Promise sb the earth/ moon
Promise sb the earth/ moon (Informal) 向（某人）作無法兌現的承諾 To say that you will do much greater things than you will ever be able to achieve.
// Like most governments in their first term of office, they promised the earth.
Promise (n.) (Say certainly) (B1) [ C ] 允諾；諾言；保證 The act of saying that you will certainly do something.
// I'll put my things away tonight - and that's a promise!
// I'll try to get back in time, but I'm not making any promises.
Keep/ break a promise (B2) 遵守／違背諾言 To do/ not do what you said that you would do.
// If I make a promise, I like to keep it.
Promise (n.) (Expected) [ U ] （成功的）跡象，徵兆；（有）出息，（有）前途 The idea that someone or something is likely to develop successfully and that people expect this to happen.
// His English teacher had written on his report that he showed great promise.
// As a child I was quite a good dancer, but I didn't fulfil my early promise.
Idiom: Promises, promises!
Promises, promises! (Informal) 保證，又是保證！（用於表達不相信對方的承諾） Something that you say when someone says they will do something and you do not believe it.
// "When I've got some time I'll show you everything." Promises, promises."
Promisee (n.) (Law) The person to whom a promise is made.
Promisee (n.) A person to whom a promise is made.
Promisee. () A person to whom a promise has been made.
Promisee. () In general a promisee can maintain an action on a promise made to him, but when the consideration moves not from the promisee, but some other person, the latter, and not the promisee, has a cause of action, because he is the person for whose use the contract was made. Latch, 272; Poph. 81; 3 Cro. 77; 1 Raym, 271, 368; 4 B. & Ad. 434; 1 N. & M. 303; S. C. Cowp. 437; S. C. Dougl. 142. But see Carth. 5 2 Ventr. 307; 9 M. & W. 92) 96.
Promiser (n.) One who promises.
Promiser (n.) A person who makes a promise [syn: promiser, promisor]
Promising (a.) Making a promise or promises; affording hope or assurance; as, promising person; a promising day. -- Prom"is*ing*ly, adv.
Promising (a.) Showing possibility of achievement or excellence; "a promising young man."
Promising (a.) Full or promise; "had a bright future in publishing"; "the scandal threatened an abrupt end to a promising political career"; "a hopeful new singer on Broadway" [syn: bright, hopeful, promising].
Promisor (n.) (Law) One who engages or undertakes; a promiser. -- Burrill.
Promisor (n.) A person who makes a promise [syn: promiser, promisor].
Promisor. () One who makes a promise.
Promisor. () The promisor is bound to fulfill his promise, unless when it is contrary to law, as a promise to steal or to commit an assault and battery; when the fulfillment is prevented by the act of God, as where one has agreed to teach another drawing and he loses his sight, so that he cannot teach it; when the promisee prevents the promisor from doing what he agreed to do; when the promisor has been discharged from his promise by the promisee, when the promise, has been made without a sufficient consideration; and, perhaps, in some other cases, the duties of the promisor are at an end.
Promissive (a.) Making a promise; implying a promise; promising. [R.]
Promissorily (adv.) In a promissory manner. -- Sir T. Browne.
Promissory (a.) 約定的，約好的，約定支付的 Containing a promise or binding declaration of something to be done or forborne.
Promissory note (Law), A written promise to pay to some person named, and at a time specified therein, or on demand, or at sight, a certain sum of money, absolutely and at all events; -- frequently called a note of hand. -- Kent. Byles. Story.
Promissory (a.) Relating to or having the character of a promise; "promissory note."
Promissory note (n.) [ C ] (Specialized) 本票，期票 A document that contains a promise to pay a stated amount of money to a stated person either on a fixed date or when the money is demanded.
Promont (n.) Promontory. [R.] -- Drayton.
Promontories (n. pl. ) of Promontory.
Promontory (n.) (Phys. Geog.) A high point of land or rock projecting into the sea beyond the line of coast; a headland; a high cape.
Like one that stands upon a promontory. -- Shak.
Promontory (n.) (Anat.) A projecting part. Especially:
Promontory (n.) (Anat.) (a) The projecting angle of the ventral side of the sacrum where it joins the last lumbar vertebra.
Promontory (n.) (Anat.) (b) A prominence on the inner wall of the tympanum of the ear.
Compare: Doubling
Doubling (n.) The act of one that doubles; a making double; reduplication; also, that which is doubled.
Doubling (n.) A turning and winding; as, the doubling of a hunted hare; shift; trick; artifice. -- Dryden.
Doubling (n.) (Her.) The lining of the mantle borne about the shield or escutcheon.
Doubling (n.) The process of redistilling spirits, to improve the strength and flavor.
Doubling (n.) Raising the stakes in a game, such as a card game or backgammon, by a factor of 2.
Syn: double.
Doubling a cape, promontory, etc. (Naut.), Sailing around or passing beyond a cape, promontory, etc.
Promontory (n.) A natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea) [syn: promontory, headland, head, foreland].
Promontory (n.) [ C ] (Also headland) （伸入海中的）岬，岬角 A narrow area of high land that sticks out into the sea.
Promorphological (a.) (Biol.) Relating to promorphology; as, a promorphological conception.
Promorphologist (n.) (Biol.) One versed in the science of promorphology.
Promorphology (n.) (Biol.) Crystallography of organic forms; -- a division of morphology created by Haeckel. It is essentially stereometric, and relates to a mathematical conception of organic forms. See Tectology.
Promoted (imp. & p. p.) of Promote.
Promoting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Promote.
Promote (v. t.) [H] [（+to）] [O9] 晉升；[H] [（+to）] 使（學生）升級 To contribute to the growth, enlargement, or prosperity of (any process or thing that is in course); to forward; to further; to encourage; to advance; to excite; as, to promote learning; to promote disorder; to promote a business venture. "Born to promote all truth." -- Milton.
Promote (v. t.) To exalt in station, rank, or honor; to elevate; to raise; to prefer; to advance; as, to promote an officer.
I will promote thee unto very great honor. -- Num. xxii. 17.
Exalt her, and she shall promote thee. -- Prov. iv. 18.
Syn: To forward; advance; further; patronize; help; exalt; prefer; elevate; dignify.
Promote (v. i.) To urge on or incite another, as to strife; also, to inform against a person. [Obs.]
Promote (v.) Contribute to the progress or growth of; "I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom" [syn: {promote}, {advance}, {boost}, {further}, {encourage}].
Promote (v.) Give a promotion to or assign to a higher position; "John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired"; "Women tend not to advance in the major law firms"; "I got promoted after many years of hard work" [syn: {promote}, {upgrade}, {advance}, {kick upstairs}, {raise}, {elevate}] [ant: {break}, {bump}, {demote}, {kick downstairs}, {relegate}].
Promote (v.) Make publicity for; try to sell (a product); "The salesman is aggressively pushing the new computer model"; "The company is heavily advertizing their new laptops" [syn: {advertise}, {advertize}, {promote}, {push}].
Promote (v.) Be changed for a superior chess or checker piece.
Promote (v.) Change a pawn for a better piece by advancing it to the eighth row, or change a checker piece for a more valuable piece by moving it to the row closest to your opponent.
Promote (v.) (Encourage) (B2) [ T ] 促進；促銷，推銷；推廣 To encourage people to like, buy, use, do, or support something.
// Advertising companies are always having to think up new ways to promote products.
// The Institute is intended to promote an understanding of the politics and culture of the Arab world.
// Greenpeace works to promote awareness of the dangers that threaten our planet today.
// It has long been known that regular exercise promotes all-round good health.
Promote (v.) (Raise) (B1) [ T often passive ] 提升，晉升 To raise someone to a higher or more important position or rank.
// If I'm not promoted within the next two years, I'm going to change jobs.
// She's just been promoted to senior sales rep.
Opposite: Demote
Demote (v.) [ T ] 使降職，使降級 To lower someone or something in rank or position.
// The captain was demoted (to sergeant) for failing to fulfil his duties.
Promote (v.) (Raise) [ T often passive ] (US) 使（學生）升級 If a student is promoted, he or she goes up to the next level in school.
Promoter (n.) One who, or that which, forwards, advances, or promotes; an encourager; as, a promoter of charity or philosophy. -- Boyle.
Promoter (n.) Specifically, one who sets on foot, and takes the preliminary steps in, a scheme for the organization of a corporation, a joint-stock company, or the like.
Promoter (n.) One who excites; as, a promoter of sedition.
Promoter (n.) An informer; a makebate. [Obs.] -- Tusser.
Promoter (n.) (Genetics) The region of a DNA molecule to which RNA polymerase binds to initiate the process of transcription, i.e. the synthesis of RNA whose sequence is determined by the sequence of the DNA adjacent to the promoter site; also, the sequence of bases in the DNA at such a promoter site.
Promoter (n.) (Chem.) A substance that increases the activity of a catalyst, when present in small quantity in the reaction mixture.
Promoter (n.) [ C ] 促進者；提倡者；起促進作用的事物 Someone who tries to encourage something to happen or develop.
// A promoter of peace/ sexual equality.
Promoter (n.) [ C ] （體育比賽、演出等的）承辦者，出資人 A person who organizes and arranges sports and musical events.
// A boing/ rock concert promoter.
Promotion (n.) 晉級，籌辦，增進 The act of promoting, advancing, or encouraging; the act of exalting in rank or honor; also, the condition of being advanced, encouraged, or exalted in honor; preferment. -- Milton.
Promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south. -- Ps. lxxv. 6.
Promotion (n.) (Encourage) (B2) [ C or U ] 促銷，推銷；宣傳 Activities to advertise something.
// A sales promotion.
// There was a promotion in the supermarket and they were giving away free glasses of wine.
// Obviously as sales manager he'll be very involved in the promotion and marketing of the product.
Promotion (n.) (Encourage) (C1) [ U ] 促進；推廣，宣傳 The act of encouraging something to happen or develop.
// The promotion of a healthy lifestyle.
Promotion (n.) (Raise) (B2) [ C or U ] 提升，晉升；升遷 The act of raising someone to a higher or more important position or rank.
// Did Steve get/ Was Steve given the promotion he wanted?
// The job offers excellent promotion prospects.
Promotional (a.) 增進的；獎勵的；晉升的；促銷的 Of or relating to serving as publicity; "promotional fares."
Promotional (a.) Of or relating to advancement; "promotional exams."
Promotive (a.) 增進的，助長的，獎勵的 Tending to advance, promote, or encourage. -- Hume.
Promotive (a.) Tending to further or encourage.
Promove (v. t.) To move forward; to advance; to promote. [Obs.] -- Bp. Fell.
Promover (n.) (pl. Promovers) A promoter. [Obs.]
Prompt (a.) Ready and quick to act as occasion demands; meeting requirements readily; not slow, dilatory, or hesitating in decision or action; responding on the instant; immediate; as, prompt in obedience or compliance; -- said of persons.
Very discerning and prompt in giving orders. -- Clarendon.
Tell him I am prompt To lay my crown at's feet. -- Shak.
And you, perhaps, too prompt in your replies. -- Dryden.
Promt (a.) Done or rendered quickly, readily, or immediately; given without delay or hesitation; -- said of conduct; as, prompt assistance.
When Washington heard the voice of his country in distress, his obedience was prompt. -- Ames.
Promt (a.) Easy; unobstructed. [Obs.]
The reception of the light into the body of the building was very prompt. -- Sir H. Wotton.
Syn: Ready; expeditious; quick; agile; alert; brisk; nimble.
Usage: Prompt, Ready, Expeditious. One who is ready is prepared to act at the moment. One who is prompt acts at the moment. One who is expeditious carries through an undertaking with constant promptness.
Prompt (n.) (Com.) A limit of time given for payment of an account for produce purchased, this limit varying with different goods. See Prompt-note.
To cover any probable difference of price which might arise before the expiration of the prompt, which for this article [tea] is three months. -- J. S. Mill.
Prompted (imp. & p. p.) of Prompt.
Prompting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Prompt.
Prompt (v. t.) To assist or induce the action of; to move to action; to instigate; to incite.
God first . . . prompted on the infirmities of the infant world by temporal prosperity. -- Jer. Taylor.
Prompt (v. t.) To suggest; to dictate.
And whispering angles prompt her golden dreams. -- Pope.
Prompt (v. t.) To remind, as an actor or an orator, of words or topics forgotten.
Prompt (v.) [ T ] (Cause) 引起；導致；激起 To make something happen.
// The bishop's speech has prompted an angry response from both political parties.
// Recent worries over the president's health have prompted speculation over his political future.
Prompt sb to do sth (C2) 促使某人決定說（或做）某事 To make someone decide to say or do something.
// What prompted you to say that?
// I don't know what prompted him to leave.
Prompt (v.) [ T ] (Help remember) （尤指）給（演員）提詞 To help someone, especially an actor, to remember what they were going to say or do.
// I forgot my line and had to be prompted.
Prompt (a.) (B2) (Of an action) 迅速的；敏捷的；及時的 Done quickly and without delay, or (of a person) acting quickly or arriving at the arranged time.
// They've written back already - that was a very prompt reply.
// They're usually fairly prompt in dealing with enquiries.
// Try to be prompt because we'll be very short of time.
Prompt (n.) [ C ] (Computer) （電腦螢幕上的）提示符（顯示電腦已經準備好接受指令） A sign on a computer screen that shows that the computer is ready to receive your instructions
Prompt (n.) [ C ] (Actor's help) （給演員的）提詞，提白 Words that are spoken to an actor who has forgotten what he or she is going to say during the performance of a play.
Prompt (n.) [ C ] (Actor's help) (Also prompter) 提詞人，提白人 A person whose job is to help actors, during a performance, to remember words that they have forgotten.
Prompt (adv.) 準時，正點 At the time stated and no later.
// We'll be leaving at six o'clock prompt.
Prompt-book (n.) The book used by a prompter of a theater.
Prompter (n.) 激勵者，喚起者 One who, or that which, prompts; one who admonishes or incites to action.
Prompter (n.) 提示台詞者 One who reminds another, as an actor or an orator, of the words to be spoken next; specifically, one employed for this purpose in a theater.
Promptitude (n.) 敏捷，迅速，機敏 The quality of being prompt; quickness of decision and action when occasion demands; alacrity; as, promptitude in obedience.
Men of action, of promptitude, and of courage. -- I. Taylor.
Promptly (adv.) 敏捷地，迅速地 In a prompt manner.
Promptly (adv.) (B2) 迅速地，立即，依照預定時間地 Quickly, without delay, or at the arranged time.
// We'll have to leave fairly promptly (= on time) if we want to catch that train.
// We try to answer readers' letters as promptly (= quickly) as we can.
// She promised she'd keep it secret and promptly (= immediately after) went and told Dad!
Promptness (n.) 敏捷，機敏 Promptitude; readiness; quickness of decision or action.
Promptness (n.) Cheerful willingness; alacrity.
Promptness (n.) [ U ] 敏捷；迅速；機敏 The quality of doing something quickly and without delay, or at the arranged time.
// The company should pay suppliers with reasonable promptness.
// The manager replied with promptness and courtesy.
Prompt-note (n.) (Com.) 交割通知單 A memorandum of a sale, and time when payment is due, given to the purchaser at a sale of goods.
Promptuary (a.) Of or pertaining to preparation. [R.] -- Bacon.
Promptuary (n.) 倉庫 That from which supplies are drawn; a storehouse; a magazine; a repository. --Woodward.
Promptuary (n.) (pl. - ries) (obsolete) 倉庫 Storehouse, Repository.
Promptuary (n.) (pl. - ries) 常用參考書 A book of ready reference.
Promptuary (n.) (Rare) A handbook or notebook containing a summary or compilation of information.
Promptuary (n.) (pl. Promptuaries) (Arithmetic) A device described in Napier's treatise Rabdologiæ, consisting of a large set of strips used to multiply multi-digit numbers more easily than Napier’s bones.
Prompture (a.) Suggestion; incitement; prompting. [R.] -- Shak. Coleridge.
Promulgated (imp. & p. p.) of Promulgate.
Promulgating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Promulgate.
Promulgate (v. t.) To make known by open declaration, as laws, decrees, or tidings; to publish; as, to promulgate the secrets of a council.
Syn: To publish; declare; proclaim. See Announce.
Compare: Announce
Announce (v. t.) [imp. & p. p. Announced; p. pr. & vb. n. Announcing.] To give public notice, or first notice of; to make known; to publish; to proclaim.
Her [Q. Elizabeth's] arrival was announced through the country by a peal of cannon from the ramparts. -- Gilpin.
Announce (v. t.) To pronounce; to declare by judicial sentence.
Publish laws, announce Or life or death. -- Prior.
Syn: To proclaim; publish; make known; herald; declare; promulgate.
Usage: To Publish, Announce, Proclaim, Promulgate. We publish what we give openly to the world, either by oral communication or by means of the press; as, to publish abroad the faults of our neighbors. We announce what we declare by anticipation, or make known for the first time; as, to announce the speedy publication of a book; to announce the approach or arrival of a distinguished personage. We proclaim anything to which we give the widest publicity; as, to proclaim the news of victory. We promulgate when we proclaim more widely what has before been known by some; as, to promulgate the gospel.
Promulgate (v.) [ T ] (Formal) (Spread) 傳播，宣揚（思想或信仰） To spread beliefs or ideas among a lot of people.
Promulgate (v.) [ T ] (Announce) 頒布，公佈（尤指新法律） To announce something publicly, especially a new law.
// The new law was finally promulgated in the autumn of last year.
Promulgation (n.) 發布，公佈，普及 The act of promulgating; publication; open declaration; as, the promulgation of the gospel. -- South.
Promulgator (n.) [L.] 發布者，廣傳者 One who promulgates or publishes. -- Dr. H. More.
Promulged (imp. & p. p.) of Promulge.
Promulging (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Promulge.
Promulge (v. t.) To promulgate; to publish or teach. -- Blackstone.
Extraordinary doctrines these for the age in which they
were promulged. -- Prescott.
Promulger (n.) One who promulges or publishes what was before unknown. -- Atterbury.
Promuscis (n.) (Zool.) The proboscis of hemipterous insects. See Illust. under Hemiptera.
Pronaos (n.) (Arch.) The porch or vestibule of a temple.
Pronate (a.) Somewhat prone; inclined; as, pronate trees. -- Kane.
Pronation (n.) (Physiol.) The act of turning the palm or palmar surface of the forefoot downward.
Pronation (n.) (Physiol.) That motion of the forearm whereby the palm or palmar, surface is turned downward.
Pronation (n.) (Physiol.) The position of the limb resulting from the act of pronation. Opposed to supination.
Pronation (n.) [ U ] (Specialized) （手足的）內轉；反掌；旋前作用 Rotation of the palm of the hand or sole of the foot so the inner part faces down.
// Excessive pronation can cause lower leg pain.
Pronator (n.) [NL.] (Anat.) A muscle which produces pronation.
Pronator quadratus (n.) A deep muscle of the forearm passing transversely from the ulna to the radius and serving to pronate the forearm.
Prone (a.) 有……傾向的，易於……的 [F] [（+to）] [+to-v]；俯伏的，面向下的 Bending forward; inclined; not erect.
Towards him they bend With awful reverence prone. -- Milton.
Prone (a.) Prostrate; flat; esp., lying with the face down; -- opposed to supine.
Which, as the wind, Blew where it listed, laying all things prone. -- Byron.
Prone (a.) Headlong; running downward or headlong. "Down thither prone in flight." -- Milton.
Prone (a.) Sloping, with reference to a line or surface; declivous; inclined; not level.
Since the floods demand, For their descent, a prone and sinking land. -- Blackmore.
Prone (a.) Inclined; propense; disposed; -- applied to the mind or affections, usually in an ill sense. Followed by to. "Prone to mischief." -- Shak.
Poets are nearly all prone to melancholy. -- Landor.
Pronely (adv.) 俯伏地 In a prone manner or position.
Proneness (n.) [U] 俯伏；傾向 The quality or state of being prone, or of bending downward; as, the proneness of beasts is opposed to the erectness of man.
Proneness (n.) The state of lying with the face down; -- opposed to supineness.
Proneness (n.) Descent; declivity; as, the proneness of a hill.
Proneness (n.) Inclination of mind, heart, or temper; propension; disposition; as, proneness to self-gratification.
Proneness (n.) Being disposed to do something; "accident proneness."
Pronephric (a.) (Anat.) 前腎的 Of or pertaining to the pronephros. Pronephros
Pronephros (n.) 原腎 Alt. of Pronephron.
Pronephros (Gr.) (n.) 原腎 The primordial kidney; an excretory structure or its rudiments developing in the embryo before the mesonephros; its duct is later used by the mesonephros, which arises caudal to it.
Pronephron (n.) (Anat.) 前腎 The head kidney. See under Head.
Prong (n.) 耙子；叉；（鹿角等的）枝；分岔；分支 A sharp-pointed instrument.
Prick it on a prong of iron. -- Sandys.