"play by ear" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 隨機應變
• 即興發揮

Definition

在事情發展過程中再決定如何做，而不是事先計劃好。也指不用樂譜演奏音樂，靠記憶或即興發揮。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

屬於非正式對話。適用於臨時決定或無法事先計劃的場合。音樂中是不用樂譜演奏，日常中指隨情況應變。不要與“用耳朵聽”混淆。

Examples

Let's play by ear and see what happens at the party.

我們就**隨機應變**，看看聚會上會發生什麼。

He can't read music, so he just plays by ear.

他不會識譜，所以只是**即興演奏**。

We don't have a plan. We'll just play it by ear tomorrow.

我們沒有計劃。明天就**隨機應變**吧。

Can we play it by ear for dinner plans? I’m not sure when I’ll finish work.

晚餐計劃我們能不能**到時候再看**？我不確定什麼時候下班。

I forgot my speech, so I guess I'll have to play it by ear.

我忘了我的發言稿，只能**即興說了**。

I don't know if he'll come, so let's play it by ear and decide when we see who's here.

我不知道他來不來，所以我們**到時候再看**，看看都有誰在。