offshoot

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n. 分支, 旁系, 衍生事物

发音

US /ˈɔf.ʃuːt/
其它
UK /ˈɒf.ʃuːt/

词形变化

offshoots 复数 offshoots

别名

off-shoot

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Something which shoots off or separates from a main stem or branch of a plant.

    分枝

    the offshoots of a tree

  2. 2.

    Something which develops from something else.

    分支

    衍生物

    支流

    旁系

    an offshoot of a criminal organization

词汇关系

名词

同义词 3

branch offset outgrowth

上位词 7

issue event effect result outcome consequence upshot

词源

From off- + shoot.

来源：wiktionary