offing

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈɒfɪŋ/    美 /ˈɔfɪŋ/|/ˈɑfɪŋ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The area of the sea in which a ship can be seen in the distance from land, excluding the parts nearest the shore, and beyond the anchoring ground.
    — to see (a ship) in the offing
  2. The distance that a ship at sea keeps away from land, often because of navigational dangers, fog and other hazards; a position at a distance from shore.
    — […] till I ſaw the Land tun out a great Length into the Sea, at about the Diſtance of four or five Leagues before me, and the Sea being very calm I kept a large, offing to make this Point; […]
  3. The foreseeable future. Chiefly in the phrase in the offing. figuratively
动词 v.
  1. present participle and gerund of off form-of,gerund,participle,present

词形变化

offings plural

词汇关系

衍生词
in the offing
并列词
ken

词源

词源 1
From off + -ing. Attested since before 1600. Early texts also spell the term offin and offen.
词源 2
From off + -ing. Attested since before 1600. Early texts also spell the term offin and offen.
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