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ex·tem·po·re
/ɪkˈstɛmpə(ˌ)ri/
(a.)即席的,當場的(ad.)即席,當場即席之作
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Ex·tem·po·re
adv.
Without
previous
study
or
meditation
;
without
preparation
;
on
the
spur
of
the
moment
;
suddenly
;
extemporaneously
;
as
,
to
write
or
speak
extempore
. --
Shak
.
--
a.
Done
or
performed
extempore
.
“
Extempore
dissertation.”
--
Addison
.
“
Extempore
poetry.”
--
Dryden
.
--
n.
Speaking
or
writing
done
extempore
. [
Obs
.] --
Bp
.
Fell
.
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
extempore
adj
:
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
" [
syn
:
ad-lib
,
extemporaneous
,
extemporary
,
impromptu
,
offhand
,
offhanded
,
off-the-cuff
,
unrehearsed
]
adv
:
without
prior
preparation
; "
he
spoke
extemporaneously
" [
syn
:
extemporaneously
,
extemporarily
]
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