mid-15c., "unforeseen happening;" 1786 as "act of improvising musically," from French improvisation, from improviser "compose or say extemporaneously," from Italian improvvisare, from improvviso "unforeseen, unprepared," from Latin improvisus "not foreseen, unforeseen, unexpected," from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + provisus "foreseen," also "provided," past participle of providere "foresee, provide" (see provide).
实用例句
1. a free-form jazz improvisation
自由创作的爵士乐即兴演出
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2. Most of their music was spontaneous improvisation.
他们的大部分音乐作品都是即兴创作的.
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3. He coached the young man in the theatre and developed his power of improvisation.
他辅导那位年轻人演戏,培养他的即席表演能力.
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4. It needed great powers of reasoning and improvisation.
这需要极大的推理和临时拼凑的能力.
来自英汉文学
5. Designers role - play personas as the characters in these scenarios, 5 similar to actors performing improvisation.
