(chiefly Law)conveying or implying a promise (主律)约定的;承诺的 statements that are promissory in nature. 具有约定性质的陈述。 promissory words. 承诺。 ■(archaic)indicative of something to come; full of promise (古)预示的;有希望的 the glow of evening is promissory of the splendid days to come. 晚霞预示着阳光灿烂日子的到来。
语源
late Middle English: from medieval Latin promissorius, from promiss- 'promised', from the verb promittere (see promise)