one-off

名词 n. 形容词 adj.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Something that is done, created, etc. only once, and often quickly, simply, or improvisationally. Commonwealth,idiomatic
    — Near-synonym: stand-alone
  2. Something unique and remarkable.
    — Near-synonym: stand-alone
形容词 adj.
  1. Occurring once, independent of any pattern; one-time.
    — The government insisted that the embarrassing loss of the tax records was a one-off event.
  2. Special; remarkable; rare; unusual.
    — BMW is to create a one-off tribute to the iconic 3.0 CSL.

词形变化

more one-off comparative most one-off superlative one-offs plural

词汇关系

词源

词源 1
From one + off. Probably from foundry work, for which making reusable molds is expensive and expediency makes the rule for molds not to be used only once.
A term long used by artists who are printmakers and sculptors to indicate a unique print or casting. If using traditional edition numbering, a one-off would be a "1/1", which is said, "one of one" meaning the first print in an edition of one.
词源 2
From one + off. Probably from foundry work, for which making reusable molds is expensive and expediency makes the rule for molds not to be used only once.
A term long used by artists who are printmakers and sculptors to indicate a unique print or casting. If using traditional edition numbering, a one-off would be a "1/1", which is said, "one of one" meaning the first print in an edition of one.
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