prompting
noun[CorU]
uk/ˈprɒmp.tɪŋ/us/ˈprɑːmp.tɪŋ/theactoftryingto make someone say something:
敦促；推动；激励[+ to infinitive]Kids of thatagereally shouldn't need promptingtosaythankyou for things.那么大的孩子确实不需要别人提醒就该会说谢谢了。
Amazingly - without any prompting - myhusbandactuallysaid howniceIlookedin my newdress!真是不可思议——我没作任何提示——我丈夫竟然就说我穿这条新连衣裙看上去非常漂亮。
Remembering, reminding and reminders
- aide-mémoire
- annal
- awakensomeonetosomething
- be engraved onsomeone'smemory/mindidiom
- be etched on/insomeone'smemoryidiom
- commit
- echo
- hold that thoughtidiom
- hooky
- if my memory serves me rightidiom
- imprint
- indelible
- recall
- reminder
- reminisce
- reminiscence
- reminiscent
- retrace
- shade
- stamp