动词(verb):即兴创作;即兴表演;临时凑合,临时拼凑。指在没有事先准备的情况下,当场发挥创作或应对。
/ˈɪmprəvaɪz/
I had to improvise a speech at the party.
我不得不在派对上即兴发表了一段讲话。
When the lead actor forgot his lines, the entire cast had to improvise to keep the scene going smoothly.
当主演忘词时,全体演员不得不即兴发挥,以保持场景顺利进行。
源自意大利语 improvvisare,意为"即兴创作",该词又来自拉丁语 improvisus,由 in-(表否定,"不")和 provisus(providere 的过去分词,意为"预见、预备")构成。字面意思是"未曾预见的",引申为"事先没有准备地做某事"。该词于18世纪经法语 improviser 传入英语。