promise: [14] Latin prōmittere originally meant simply ‘send forth’ (it was a compound verb formed from the prefix prō- ‘forward’ and mittere ‘send’, source of English mission, missile, transmit, etc). But it soon evolved metaphorically via ‘say in advance, foretell’ to ‘cause to expect’ and hence ‘promise’ – the sense adopted into English via its past participle prōmissum. => admit, commit, missile, mission, submit, transmit
promise (n.)
c. 1400, "a pledge, vow," from Old French promesse "promise, guarantee, assurance" (13c.) and directly from Latin promissum "a promise," noun use of neuter past participle of promittere "send forth; let go; foretell; assure beforehand, promise," from pro- "before" (see pro-) + mittere "to put, send" (see mission). The ground sense is "declaration made about the future, about some act to be done or not done."
promise (v.)
c. 1400, from promise (n.). Related: Promised; promising. Promised land (1530s) is a reference to the land of Canaan promised to Abraham and his progeny (Hebrew xi:9, etc.; Greek ten ges tes epangelias).
例文
1. The boy first showed promse as an athlete in grade school.
この男の子は小学生の頃から初めて選手になる潜在力を示した。
2.I 'm hoping you 'll keep your promise to come for a long visit.
約束を守ってここに何日も滞在してほしい。
3.プレジデントKaunda fulfilled his promse of announcing a date for the referendum.
カレンダ大統領は彼の約束を履行し、国民投票の期日を宣言した。
4.This approach，more than any other，holds promse for true reform.
この方法は、他のどの方法よりも真の改革の希望を見せてくれます。
5.This will all come out in the wash-I promise you.