In the latter case, you would expect that some prompting from outside would be needed to make so young a lad do such a thing. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔.福尔摩斯归来记.
These words are written under no prompting of idle self-contemplation. 威尔基·柯林斯.白衣女人.
If he has had no visitors, that prompting must have come in letters; hence I try to find out who were his correspondents. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔.福尔摩斯归来记.
More prompting was necessary. 查尔斯·狄更斯.我们共同的朋友.
In any other man I should have thought that the prompting of a magnanimous and noble character. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯.人猿泰山.
With much embarrassment and some prompting I made out to announce the object of the meeting. 尤利西斯·格兰特.U.S.格兰特的个人回忆录.
He described that person, Mr. Blake, without any prompting from me, as having a dark face, like the face of an Indian. 威尔基·柯林斯.月亮宝石.
Oliver needed no prompting to despatch, and in little more than five minutes they were on their way to Craven Street. 查尔斯·狄更斯.雾都孤儿.
Hor Vastus, I said, placing my hand upon his shoulder, you know best the promptings of your own heart. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯.火星战神.
Yes; I feel now that I was right when I adhered to principle and law, and scorned and crushed the insane promptings of a frenzied moment. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特.简·爱.
It is a happy thing that time quells the longings of vengeance and hushes the promptings of rage and aversion. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特.简·爱.
I do not know whether it came from his own innate depravity or from the promptings of his master, but he was rude enough to set a dog at me. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔.福尔摩斯归来记.
Bulstrode had not yet unravelled in his thought the confused promptings of the last four-and-twenty hours. 乔治·艾略特.米德尔马契.