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unrehearsed

/ənˌɹiˌhɝst/ adjective

not practiced or planned beforehand; spontaneous

Word Origin Rehearse comes from Latin 'hirpex' meaning 'harrow' — a large rake dragged over soil to break it up. The idea: going over something again and again, like a farmer harrowing a field. That's why unrehearsed means not practiced, not gone over repeatedly. The same root gives us hearse, originally a harrow-shaped framework for candles, later a funeral vehicle.

adjective not practiced or planned beforehand; spontaneous

Her speech was unrehearsed but very heartfelt.

(形容词) 未经排练的；即兴的；自发的

她的演讲未经排练但非常真诚。

(adjetivo) improvisado; espontáneo; sin ensayar [no ensayado o planeado de antemano; espontáneo]

Su discurso fue sin ensayo pero muy sincero.

(adjectif) improvisé; spontané; non répété [Qui n'a pas été répété ni préparé à l'avance ; spontané.]

Son discours était improvisé, mais très sincère.

(Adjektiv) unvorbereitet; spontan; ungeprobt; aus dem Stegreif [nicht vorher geübt oder geplant; spontan]

Ihre Rede war **unrehearsed**, aber sehr herzlich.

(形容詞) 事前に練習や準備をしていないさま。即興的であること。

彼女の話は準備していなかったが、心のこもった素晴らしいものだった。

(adjetivo) espontâneo; improvisado; sem ensaio [não praticado ou planejado antes; espontâneo]

O discurso dela não foi ensaiado, mas foi muito sincero.

Synonyms: spontaneous impromptu unplanned improvised off-the-cuff Antonyms: rehearsed planned prepared
Word parts: un + re + hearse + ed

Related words

rehearse rehearsal

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