Impromptu



GRE 蓝宝 Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• adj. 即席的, 即兴的
• ［英］ adj. 即席的, 即兴的 ( without preparation; offhand; extemporaneous)
• ［记］ im ( 不) +promptu ( 时间) -> 不在 ( 安排的) 时间之内 -> 即席的

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: French, from impromptu extemporaneously, from Latin in promptu in readiness
• Date: 1683
• 1. something that is impromptu
• 2. a musical composition suggesting improvisation

II. adjective

• Date: 1764
• 1. made, done, or formed on or as if on the spur of the moment ; improvised
• 2. composed or uttered without previous preparation ; extemporaneous
• ? impromptu adverb

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