n.敏捷,迅速,机敏;
例句:
Promptness wins applause because it proves remarkable capacity: subtlety of judgement, prudence in action.
敏捷能赢得喝彩,因为这显示出一种天资卓绝的东西: 思想精微, 行动谨慎.
He arrived with his customary promptness.
他像惯常那样准时到达.
This promptness proved how strictly he had held to his word.
这足以表示,他是多么谨守前约.