off the cuff片語

即興地、臨場、未經準備地

She answered the reporters' questions off the cuff and did surprisingly well.

她即興回答了記者的提問，表現得出乎意料地好。

隨口、非正式地口語

Just off the cuff, I'd say the repairs will cost about two thousand dollars.

我隨口估一下，修這個大概要兩千塊。

即興的、未經準備的、脫稿的

His off-the-cuff remarks at the meeting upset several colleagues.

他在會上那些即興的發言讓好幾位同事很不高興。