impromptu
impromptu 英 [ɪmˈprɒmptju:] 美 [ɪmˈprɑmptu]
adj. 无准备的；即兴的；
名词复数:impromptus
- Some of the best kinds of parties are impromptu ones, when you decide at the last minute to get together. The adjective impromptu describes things done or said without previous thought or preparation.
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- adj. 无准备的；即兴的；
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1. an impromptu speech
即兴讲演
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2. I'm sure his remarks were prepared, not impromptu.
我肯定他的话是预先准备好的, 不是即席讲的.
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3. She played a tune impromptu.
她即席演奏了一曲.
- impromptu (adv.) 1660s, from French impromptu (1650s), from Latin in promptu "in readiness," from assimilated form of in- "into, in, on, upon" (from PIE root *en "in") + promptu, ablative of promptus "ready, prepared; set forth, brought forward," from past participle of promere "to bring out," from pro "before, forward, for" (see pro-) + emere "obtain" (from PIE root *em- "to take, distribute"). From 1764 as an adjective; as a noun from 1680s.
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