单词 | extemporaneous |
释义 | ex·tem·po·ra·ne·ous ![]() adj. 1. Carried out or performed with little or no preparation; impromptu: an extemporaneous piano recital. 2. Prepared in advance but delivered without notes or text: an extemporaneous speech. 3. Skilled at or given to unrehearsed speech or performance: an accomplished extemporaneous speaker. 4. Provided, made, or adapted as an expedient; makeshift: an extemporaneous policy decision. [From Late Latin extemporāneus, from Latin ex tempore; see EXTEMPORE.] ex·tem′po·ra·nei·ty (-pər-ə-nēĭ-tē) n. ex·tem′po·rane·ous·ly adv. ex·tem′po·rane·ous·ness n. |
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