off-the-cuff 详细解释

off-the-cuff

[ɔ:fðə'kʌf]

adj. 未预备的, 即席的
adv. 未预备地, 即席地

a.

【美】【口】即席的

The president's off-the-cuff remarks were better than his official statements.

总统的即席演讲胜过他的正式演说。

词义辨析

同义参见:

extemporaneous  

英英释义

形容词 off-the-cuff:

with little or no preparation or forethought

同义词:ad-lib, extemporaneous, extemporary, extempore, impromptu, offhand, offhanded, unrehearsed

副词 off-the-cuff:

without preparation

同义词:off the cuff

补充

off-the-cuffoff-the-cuff英:[ˈɔfðəˈkʌf,ˈɔ:ðəˈkʌf] 美:[ˈɔfðəˈkʌf, ˈɑf-]adj.1.未预备的,即席的

例句

1. I didn't mean any offence. It was a flippant, off-the-cuff remark.我并无冒犯之意。那只是随口说出的一句轻率话。 2. He made some off-the-cuff remarks during his presentation which drew laughter.他在报告中做了一些即兴评论,引来阵阵笑声。