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im·pro·vise
/ˈɪmprəˌvaɪz ||ˌɪmprəˈ/
(
vt
.)即席寫作,即席即興,即席而作
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Im·pro·vise
v. t.
[
imp. &
p
. p.
Improvised
p.
pr
. &
vb
. n.
Improvising
.]
1.
To
compose
,
recite
,
or
sing
extemporaneously
,
especially
in
verse
;
to
extemporize
;
also
,
to
play
upon
an
instrument
,
or
to
act
,
extemporaneously
.
2.
To
bring
about
,
arrange
,
do
,
or
make
,
immediately
or
on
short
notice
,
without
previous
preparation
and
with
no
known
precedent
as
a
guide
.
Charles
attempted
to
improvise
a
peace
.
--
Motley
.
3.
To
invent
,
or
provide
,
offhand
,
or
on
the
spur
of
the
moment
;
as
,
he
improvised
a
hammer
out
of
a
stone
.
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Im·pro·vise
,
v. i.
To
produce
or
render
extemporaneous
compositions
,
especially
in
verse
or
in
music
,
without
previous
preparation
;
hence
,
to
do
anything
offhand
.
◄
►
From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
improvise
v
1:
perform
without
preparation
; "
he
extemporized
a
speech
at
the
wedding
" [
syn
:
improvize
,
ad-lib
,
extemporize
,
extemporise
]
2:
manage
in
a
makeshift
way
;
do
with
whatever
is
at
hand
;
"
after
the
hurricane
destroyed
our
house
,
we
had
to
improvise
for
weeks
" [
syn
:
extemporize
]
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