C2 促使（某人）决定说（或做）某事
to make someone decide to say or do something
What prompted you to say that? 什么促使你那么说的？
I don't know what prompted him to leave. 我不知道是什么促使他离开的。
The success of the movie prompted the studio to dust off his previous script.
It was my high blood pressure that prompted me to embark on a new exercise regimen.
The conversation prompted me to examine some of my own prejudices.
There was a string of accounting scandals, prompting lawmakers to introduce several reform bills.
See also: prompt verb (CAUSE)