Word · Frequency #15015
impromptus
即兴曲
impromptus is the plural of impromptu.
a short musical composition or passage that is improvised or has an improvisatory style, often for solo performance
- 1.
A short musical composition for an informal occasion often with the character of improvisation and usually to be played solo.
为非正式场合创作的短小乐曲,通常具有即兴性质,且多为独奏。
- 2.
an extemporaneous speech or remark
即兴的讲话或评论
- 3.
Any composition, musical or otherwise, that is created on the spot without preparation.
即兴创作的作品,音乐或其他形式
- 4.
a short musical passage that seems to have been made spontaneously without advance preparation
看似即兴创作的短小乐曲
即兴讲话；即兴发言；即兴之作；为非正式场合创作的短小乐曲,通常具有即兴性质,且多为独奏。；即兴的讲话或评论；即兴创作的作品,音乐或其他形式
In use
He gave a short impromptu at the team meeting.
The pianist performed a beautiful impromptu by Schubert.
Her impromptu about the importance of honesty moved everyone.
a witty impromptu must not sound premeditated
an impromptu
impromptu 作名词时可数，指即兴创作的短小乐曲、即兴讲话或作品；常用不定冠词 an 表示“一首/一段/一个”。
She played an impromptu at the concert.
她在音乐会上演奏了一首即兴曲。
be an impromptu
系表结构 be an impromptu 强调某段音乐、讲话或作品是即兴创作或发表的。
The last piece was an impromptu.
最后那首曲子是一首即兴曲。
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- play an impromptu
- 演奏即兴曲
- She played an impromptu by Schubert at the wedding.她在婚礼上演奏了一首舒伯特的即兴曲。
- compose an impromptu
- 创作即兴曲
- The composer was asked to compose an impromptu for the reception.这位作曲家被要求为招待会创作一首即兴曲。
- deliver an impromptu
- 发表即兴讲话
- The chairman delivered an impromptu at the banquet.主席在宴会上发表了一篇即兴讲话。
- a piano impromptu
- 一首钢琴即兴曲
- He wrote a piano impromptu for his daughter.他为女儿写了一首钢琴即兴曲。
- Chopin's impromptu
- 肖邦即兴曲
- The audience requested Chopin's impromptu as an encore.观众请求加演一首肖邦的即兴曲。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
im-（进入）+ prompt（即刻）＋u，想到就立刻弹奏或说出——即兴曲、即兴发言。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：古典音乐作品目录或介绍、正式演讲或书面评论 作名词时，impromptu 的语体不固定：在音乐中通常指“即兴曲”，属于中性的专业用语；而指“即兴讲话、即兴评论”时，多用于正式场合或书面语。实际使用时可根据搭配的场合来判断。
Grammar Note
可数名词，复数形式为impromptus。
Pronunciation & Spelling
No common word fully rhymes with impromptu (/ɪmˈprɑmptu/), since its stressed vowel is /ɑ/ and the rhyme runs through /mptu/. The final /tuː/ sound matches too, tattoo, tutu, and bantu, but these do not rhyme with the whole word. Watch out: prompt (/prɑːmpt/) looks like the base of impromptu but has no final /tuː/; presumptuous (/prɪˈzʌmptʃuəs/) shares the spelling -mptu- but is pronounced /mptʃu/, not /mptu/.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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