- 1一時興起的、臨時起意的
Describing a decision or action that is made suddenly, right then, with no planning at all — 'a spur-of-the-moment decision', 'a spur-of-the-moment trip to the beach'. The feeling is usually light and a little rather than careless: you were not being irresponsible, you just followed a sudden urge. Note the . When it sits in front of a noun like this, it takes ; when it comes after the verb it loses them and takes 'on the': 'We decided on the spur of the moment.' Both are extremely common, and the phrase without is the older, base form.
From the word’s history
From the phrase spur of the moment.
來自片語 spur of the moment「一時衝動」。
組成From the phrase 'the spur of the moment'. A spur is the small sharp piece of metal a rider wears on the heel to make a horse go faster — so the moment itself gives you a sudden dig, and off you go.
同家族的字
- spurthe same 'spur' — as a verb it means to urge someone on suddenly
原始詞典資料1 筆記錄
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spur-of-the-momentadj
- 1
Spontaneous; impromptu.
- It was a spur-of-the-moment decision to buy the car.
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