improv
improv — 名詞
- improvsingular
- improvsplural
1. a style of live performance, usually comedy or acting, where the performers make
即興表演
現場即興的喜劇或戲劇表演
a style of live performance, usually comedy or acting, where the performers make up the words and actions on the spot instead of following a script.
Liang takes an improv class every Tuesday night at a small theatre in Taipei.
Liang 每週二晚上都會到台北一間小劇場上即興表演課。
common collocation: improv class
Zuri joined a college improv group and now performs weekly shows on campus.
Zuri 加入了一個大學即興表演社團，現在每週都在校園裡演出。
collocation: improv group
Good improv depends on listening carefully to your partner and saying 'yes, and' to their ideas.
好的即興表演要靠仔細聆聽搭檔，並對對方的想法說「好的，而且」。
The actors performed an hour of improv based on a single word shouted by the audience.
演員們根據觀眾喊出的一個字，演了一整個小時的即興表演。
Esteban prefers improv to scripted theatre because every show feels different.
Esteban 比起照劇本演出的戲劇，更喜歡即興表演，因為每一場感覺都不一樣。
- improvisation
the fuller, more formal form; used in writing and across music as well as theatre
- ad-lib
usually a single unplanned line rather than a whole performance style
- scripted comedy
performances that follow a written text
用法筆記
Almost always uncountable; treated as a discipline or genre. Short for 'improvisation' and far more common in everyday speech about comedy and acting.
常見錯誤
improv — 形容詞
- improvpositive
- more improvcomparative
- most improvsuperlative
1. describing a performance, group, or event in which the words and actions are mad
即興的
形容現場無劇本的表演或團體
describing a performance, group, or event in which the words and actions are made up on the spot, especially in comedy.
Arjun joined an improv troupe that meets every Saturday at the community centre.
Arjun 加入了一個即興表演團，他們每週六在社區中心聚會。
attributive: 'improv troupe / group / team'
The bar hosts a popular improv night where anyone in the audience can suggest a topic.
這家酒吧固定舉辦人氣很高的即興表演之夜，現場任何觀眾都可以提出主題。
collocation: improv night
Ingrid teaches a beginner improv workshop for nervous office workers wanting to speak more freely.
Ingrid 替緊張的上班族開了一堂初階即興表演工作坊，幫助他們更自在地說話。
Most of the cast also studied at an improv school in Chicago before moving into television.
大多數演員在進入電視圈之前，也都在芝加哥的一所即興表演學校受過訓練。
Cyrus opened a small improv comedy club just two blocks from the train station.
Cyrus 在距離火車站只有兩個街區的地方，開了一間小型的即興喜劇俱樂部。
- improvised
the participle form; works both attributively and after 'be'
- unscripted
broader; covers reality TV and interviews as well as comedy
- scripted
following a written text
文法句型
improv + noun
用法筆記
Used almost only before a noun (attributive). Cannot stand after 'be' — say 'the show is improvised', not 'the show is improv'.