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单词 extemporary
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Definition of extemporary in English:

extemporary

adjective ɪkˈstɛmp(ə)(rə)riɛkˈstɛmp(ə)(rə)riɪkˈstɛmpəˌrɛri
  • Spoken or done without preparation.

    即席的,即兴的,当场的

    an extemporary prayer

    临场的祈祷。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • It is said that he was the first to introduce extemporary praying in public worship, an important development which took place at this time.
    • An extemporary campaign organised on an Internet discussion forum resulted in a flood of complaints to the news station.
    • The judgment says what it says, and we are not going to say anything extemporary which modifies what we have said in the judgment.
    • These are contrasted with ideas that are merely ‘arbitrary, rationalistic, or willed’, based on extemporary polemics.
    • It reflects the fact that it is a December 22 extemporary judgment, perhaps.
    • The format must be manipulated and contrived to prevent anything extemporary or natural from happening on the screen.
    Synonyms
    extempore, impromptu, spontaneous, unscripted, ad lib, on-the-spot
    improvised, improvisatory, unrehearsed, unplanned, unprepared, unarranged, unpremeditated
    makeshift, thrown together, cobbled together
    informal off-the-cuff, spur-of-the-moment, off the top of one's head

Derivatives

  • extemporarily

  • adverbɛkˈstɛmp(ə)(rə)rɪliɪkˈstɛmp(ə)(rə)rɪliɪkˌstɛmpəˈrɛrəli
    • David was a big man in every way, not only in stature but also in his ability to think broadly and to express his ideas brilliantly and extemporarily.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • This was a point that was made extemporarily by my learned friend.
  • extemporariness

  • noun

Origin

Late 16th century: from extempore, on the pattern of temporary.

Rhymes

contemporary, temporary

Definition of extemporary in US English:

extemporary

adjectiveɪkˈstɛmpəˌrɛriikˈstempəˌrerē
  • Spoken or done without preparation.

    即席的,即兴的,当场的

    an extemporary prayer

    临场的祈祷。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • It reflects the fact that it is a December 22 extemporary judgment, perhaps.
    • These are contrasted with ideas that are merely ‘arbitrary, rationalistic, or willed’, based on extemporary polemics.
    • The format must be manipulated and contrived to prevent anything extemporary or natural from happening on the screen.
    • An extemporary campaign organised on an Internet discussion forum resulted in a flood of complaints to the news station.
    • It is said that he was the first to introduce extemporary praying in public worship, an important development which took place at this time.
    • The judgment says what it says, and we are not going to say anything extemporary which modifies what we have said in the judgment.
    Synonyms
    extempore, extemporaneous, impromptu, spontaneous, unscripted, ad lib, on-the-spot

Origin

Late 16th century: from extempore, on the pattern of temporary.

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