1590s, "quickly," used by conjurers, etc., from Italian presto "quick, quickly" in conjuror's patter, from Latin praestus "ready," praesto (adv.) "ready, available," from prae "before" (see pre-) + stare "to stand," from PIE root *sta- "to stand" (see stet). Compare Latin praesto esse "to be at hand, be ready," source of French prêt "ready." As a musical direction, it is a separate borrowing from Italian, first recorded 1683.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. You just press the button and, hey presto, a perfect cup of coffee!
只要按下按鈕，嘿，馬上就出來(lái)一杯上好的咖啡！
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》
2. With something so important, you can't just wave a wand and presto!