extempore

a. 即席的, 当场的 adv. 即席, 当场 n. 即席之作

发音

其它 /ɛkˈstɛmpəɹi/

词形变化

extempores 复数 extempores more extempore 比较级 most extempore 最高级

别名

ex tempore

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Something improvised.

adj.
  1. 1.

    Carried out with no preparation.

  2. 2.

    1833 January, “Pandemonic Revels”, in The Royal Lady’s Magazine, and Archives of the Court of St. James’s, number XXV, London, page 15

  3. 3.

    1833 January, “Pandemonic Revels”, in The Royal Lady’s Magazine, and Archives of the Court of St. James’s, number XXV, London, page 15: Sheets, tablecloths, white gowns, and pocket-handkerchiefs were instantly in demand, and every one, as has been seen, entered, con amore, into the extempore entertainment of Pandemonic Revels.

    Sheets, tablecloths, white gowns, and pocket-handkerchiefs were instantly in demand, and every one, as has been seen, entered, con amore, into the extempore entertainment of Pandemonic Revels.

adv.
  1. 1.

    Without preparation; extemporaneously.

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 8

impromptu offhand ad lib extemporaneous extemporary offhanded off-the-cuff unrehearsed

近义相关 1

unprepared
副词

同义词 3

offhand extemporaneously extemporarily

词源

From Latin ex (“immediately after”) + tempore, ablative singular of tempus (“time", "opportunity", "occasion”).

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