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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary ex·tem·po·re ETYMOLOGY Latin ex tempore, from ex + tempore, ablative of tempus time DATE circa 1553 : in an extemporaneous manner speaking extempore Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 extempore ex·tem·pore / ek5stempEri / adjective (formal)spoken or done without any previous thought or preparation 即席的；即兴的；无准备的 SYN impromptu
• ex·tem·pore adv. Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged ex·tem·po·re I. \ikˈstempərē, ek-, -ri, -ˌrē also -ˌrā\ adverb Etymology: Latin ex tempore instantaneously, on the spur of the moment, from ex out of + tempore, abl. of tempus time — more at ex- , temporal : in an extempore manner : extemporaneously II. noun (plural extempores also extempore) archaic : something that is extemporaneous : improvisation III. adjective : extemporaneous < his effusions were genuinely extempore — W.G.Lane > |
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