单词 | ad-libbing |
释义 | ad-libbingn. Originally U.S. The action of ad-lib v.; extemporization; improvisation. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > [noun] > unrehearsed or improvised speaking extemporizing1644 extemporalness1656 extemporariness1671 extemporaneousness1764 extemporization1860 ad-libbing1918 1918 Upper Des Moines (Iowa) Republican 10 Apr. 4/2 His well-meant ad libbing falls flat. 1927 Sat. Evening Post 5 Mar. 54/3 The text of musical plays..is much more flexible..and considerable ‘ad libbing’, as impromptu speeches are called, is indulged in. 1988 Stage 4 Aug. 14/5 The pony all but stole the show with some unexpected ad libbing of its own. 2010 C. B. Feak & J. M. Swales in N. Harwood Eng. Lang. Teaching Materials xii. 294 We did the second activity orally round the class, with much successful ad-libbing by the perinatologists. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). ad-libbingadj. Originally U.S. That ad-libs; extemporizing, improvising. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > [adjective] > improvising improvisatorial1819 extemporary1849 improvisational1871 ad-libbing1934 1934 R. Wheeler Little Women 155 (stage direct.) There is a hubbub of ad libbing voices and laughter offstage L. 1936 Harper's Mag. Apr. 573/1 The preacher or orator whose message is canned beforehand never reaches the emotional heights of persuasion that his ‘ad libbing’ brother does on a rival rostrum. 1999 Evening Standard (Nexis) 10 Mar. 7 Its trademark techniques, such as handheld cameras and adlibbing presenters, are now commonplace. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1918adj.1934 |
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