单词

offset

读音

ˈɔːfset

美式

英式

词根

"Offset"的词根主要包括"off-"和"set"。 "off-"表示“离开、关闭”，"set"通常用来表示“放置、设置”。有由此词根衍生的其他单词包括：offshoot (分流；旁系), offshore (近海的), setback (挫折).

释义

n. 抵消，补偿；偏离量；（测绘）支距；（电子）偏离；侧枝；（山的）支脉；（建筑）壁阶；弯管，支管；平版印刷 v. 抵消，弥补；衬托出；使偏离直线方向；用平版印刷术印刷，转印下一页；装支管 adj. 胶印的 [ 复数 offsets 第三人称单数 offsets 现在分词 offsetting 过去式 offset 过去分词 offset ]

例句

The decline in marriage has been offset by a rise in cohabitation.

同居人数的增加跟结婚人数的减少相抵消。

Prices have risen in order to offset the increased cost of materials.

为补偿原料成本的增加而提高了价格。

A moderation in food prices helped to offset the first increase in energy prices.

食品价格的降低有助于抵消能源价格的第一次上涨。

强化记忆

你可以尝试将"Offset"与我们生活中常见的情景相联想，例如，在购物时你可能会参加一些优惠活动来"offset"（抵消）一部分费用。"Offset"这个词源自14世纪的中英语，原意为从一边设置或放置位置。当用于财务术语时，是指用一种收益来平衡另一种成本或亏损。

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And I discovered the most effective way to generate the amount of charm I neededto offset my disarming personalitywas through not jokes but stories.

in the modern era.You know, when you offset something,you say, "I'll permit myself to put some greenhouse gas into the atmosphere,

who believe that if we haven't completely eliminated greenhouse gasesor offset them completely by 2050,effectively we're inviting climate catastrophe.

creating carbon sinksthat can help offset our ecological footprints.So while the fishing cat may be small,

EM: Exactly. The rest of the car has to be very lightto offset the mass of the pack,and then you have to have a low drag coefficient so that you have good highway range.

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