improvise

improvise
verb
  1. [with obj.]create and perform (music, drama, or verse) spontaneously or without preparation
    即席创作表演(音乐,戏剧,诗歌)
    the ability to improvise operatic arias in any given style.
    即席创作任一风格歌剧咏叹调的能力。
    [no obj.]he was improvising to a backing of guitar chords.
    他在吉他和弦的陪衬下即席表演。
    [as adj. improvised]improvised humour.
    即席而作的幽默。
    ■produce or make (something) from whatever is available
    凑合出…
    I improvised a costume for myself out of an old blue dress.
    我穿上一件蓝色旧衣服,给自己凑合了一身装束。
    [as adj. improvised]we camped out, sleeping on improvised beds.
    我们在外露营,睡在凑合而成的床上。
派生
improvisation
noun
improvisational
adjective
improvisatorial
adjective
improvisatory
adjective
improviser
noun
语源
  1. early 19th cent.: from French improviser or its source, Italian improvvisare, from improvviso 'extempore', from Latin improvisus 'unforeseen', based on provisus, past participle of providere 'make preparation for'
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