🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

即兴创作

Pronunciation / Transliteration: jíxìng chuàngzuò

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Improvise/ˈɪm.prə.vaɪz/
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"演员们在舞台上不得不即兴发挥。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To create and perform spontaneously or without preparation, especially music, speech, or drama.

    "The jazz pianist had to improvise a solo when the sheet music blew away."
  2. 2

    To produce or make something from whatever is available, usually because of an urgent need.

    "We had to improvise a tent using plastic sheets and tree branches."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the mid-18th century Italian 'improvvisare', meaning 'to compose or perform extempore', which stems from the Latin 'improvisus' meaning 'unforeseen' (from 'in-' meaning 'not' + 'pro- ' 'before' + 'videre' to see). The word entered the English language to describe actions or artistic creations made spontaneously without prior preparation.

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