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Pronunciation / Transliteration: sokkyō de enjiru
"台本を忘れたので、彼はその場で即興で演じた。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To make or provide something makeshift from whatever materials are readily available.
"Unable to find a proper wrench, she had to extemporize a tool using pliers and a metal rod." - 2
To compose, perform, or speak without prior preparation or rehearsal.
"When the projector broke down, the speaker had to extemporize his entire presentation."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Latin phrase 'ex tempore' meaning 'out of the time' or 'offhand'. Entering the English language in the 18th century, it shifted from meaning acting on the spur of the moment to specifically speaking or performing without prior preparation.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Extemporize" is said worldwide
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extemporiser
Transliteration: ɛk.stɑ̃.pɔ.ʁi.ze
"Il a dû extemporiser son discours devant le public."
extemporieren
Transliteration: ɛkstɛmpɔˈʁiːʁən
"Der Schauspieler musste mangels Drehbuch extemporieren."
estemporizzare
Transliteration: es.tem.po.ridˈdza.re
"Non avendo appunti, ha dovuto estemporizzare l'intervento."
extemporizar
Transliteration: eks.tem.po.ɾiˈθaɾ
"Tuvo que extemporizar debido a la pérdida de sus notas."
extemporizar
Transliteration: is.tẽ.po.ɾiˈzaɾ
"O músico começou a extemporizar durante o solo de jazz."
आशु-भाषण देना
Transliteration: aashu-bhashan dena
"तैयारी न होने के कारण उसे आशु-भाषण देना पड़ा।"
即兴表演
Transliteration: jí xìng biǎo yǎn
"演员在舞台上出其不意地即兴表演了一段。"
즉흥적으로 하다
Transliteration: jeuk-heung-jeog-euro-hada
"그는 메모 없이 즉흥적으로 연설을 했다."
即興で演じる
Transliteration: sokkyō de enjiru
"台本を忘れたので、彼はその場で即興で演じた。"
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