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adlib

UK/æd'lib/US
GRE

Definitions

v.

To speak or perform without preparation or a script; to improvise

即兴表演,即兴发挥

n.

An improvised remark or performance done without preparation

即兴讲演,即兴之作

Root Breakdown

Root-derived
adto, toward, near
+
libfree; to set free
=adlib
Root lib still carries 6 more words

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The actor had to adlib his lines when the script was lost.

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