单词 | impromptu |
释义 | im·promp·tu (ĭm-prŏmpt, -ty) adj. 1. Prompted by the occasion rather than being planned in advance: an impromptu party. 2. Spoken, performed, done, or composed with little or no preparation; extemporaneous: a few impromptu remarks. adv. With little or no preparation; extemporaneously. n. 1. Something, such as a speech, that is made or done extemporaneously. 2. Music A short composition, especially for the piano, performed in an offhand or extemporized style. [French, from Latin in prōmptū, at hand : in, in; see IN-2 + prōmptū, ablative of prōmptus, readiness, from past participle of prōmere, to bring forth; see PROMPT.] |
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