extempore

英 [ek'stempəri] 美 [ek'stempəri]

• adj. 即兴的；当场的
• adv. 即席地；无准备地

英英释义

Adjective:

1. with little or no preparation or forethought;

   "his ad-lib comments showed poor judgment"
   "an extemporaneous piano recital"
   "an extemporary lecture"
   "an extempore skit"
   "an impromptu speech"
   "offhand excuses"
   "trying to sound offhanded and reassuring"
   "an off-the-cuff toast"
   "a few unrehearsed comments"
   

Adverb:

1. without prior preparation;

   "he spoke extemporaneously"
   

例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. A great poet once wrote an extempore poem here.
   一位大诗人曾经在这里留题了一首诗。
2. Inspired by him, Wu drew an extempore mural on the wall of the Tiangong Temple.
   吴很受他启发,即兴在天宫寺墙壁上画了一幅壁画。

用作副词 (adv.)

1. The song was composed extempore.
   这个曲子是即席做成的。
2. He is tackled extempore because of stealing the money, before which i think he is a honest man all the way.
   他偷钱当场被人抓住，在此之前我一直误以为他是个老实人。

经典引文

• His extempore lectures on Gray were particularly successful.

  出自： A. Thwaite

近反义词

【近义词】

• extemporaneous 即兴的
• impromptu 即席的
• occasional 偶然的
• unprepared 无准备的
• ad-lib 即兴演唱
• unrehearsed 未经排练的
• off-the-cuff 未预备的
• spontaneous 自发的，自然的，本能的...
• offhanded 立即的
• extemporarily 即席地
• offhand 即时的
• extemporaneously 临时作成的
• extemporary 当场的