hands offint.adj.adv.

Brit.

/ˌhandz ˈɒf/, U.S.

/ˌhændz ˈɔf/,

/ˌhændz ˈɑf/

Forms:

α. 1500s hande of, 1500s–1600s 1800s hand off.

β. 1500s hands of, 1600s– hands off.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hand n., off adv.

Etymology: In α. forms < hand n. + off adv. In β. forms < the plural of hand n. + off adv.

A. int. colloquial.

A command not to touch something or someone, or to leave someone or something alone: ‘Take your hands away!’ ‘Keep off!’

ΚΠ

α.

1564 T. Becon Displayeng Popishe Masse f. xlii, in Wks. iii Take thys bread, sayth..Christ..Hande of, saye ye papistes. Gape and we will put it in your mouthes.

1594 Willobie his Auisa ix. f. 12 Hand off my Lord, this will not serue,..I'le neuer yeeld.

a1637 B. Jonson Sad Shepherd i. vii. 4 in Wks. (1640) III Hand off rude Ranger! Sirrah, get you in.

1650 J. Mennes Recreation for Ingenious Head-peeces sig. K Hand off, sir sauce-box! think you Mistris Phips Allows such lobs as you to touch her lips?

1823 I. Pocock Nigel ii. i. 28 Hand off! the guard is after you.

β. a1593 C. Marlowe Massacre at Paris (c1600) sig. B8 Hands of good fellow, I will be his baile.1600 T. Dekker Shomakers Holiday sig. D^v Gods pittikins, hands off sir, heers my Lord.1738 J. Swift Treat. Polite Conversat. 92 Col. Let's kiss and Friends. Miss. Hands off.1798 A. Kendall Derwent Priory I. ix. 129 Hands off—hands off, Mr. lawyer.1843 Satirist & Sporting Chron. 4 Feb. 4/3 I say Doctor, hands off..if you collar me, I'm blow'd if I don't muzzle you.1883 R. L. Stevenson Treasure Island iii. xiv. 114 ‘Hands off!’ cried Silver, leaping back a yard.1912 Outlook 19 Oct. 326/1 When we said to the foreign Powers, ‘Hands off’! we took upon ourselves the responsibility of seeing that the Latin nations of the South behave themselves.1976 Black Belt Jan. 8/3 If it is a back or neck injury and unless you have had advanced training, hands off!1998 P. Lively Spiderweb (1999) ii. 9 ‘Hands off,’ said Nadine, powdering her nose. ‘He's mine.’

B. adj.

1. Designating an attitude, practice, or policy characterized by a lack of interference or intervention. Cf. hands-on adj. 1a.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > inaction > not doing > abstaining or refraining from action > [adjective] > from interference

unmeddling1614

uninterposing1749

unofficious1807

to let alone1826

non-interfering1840

unmeddlesome1852

hands off1860

light-handed1862

society > travel > air or space travel > action of flying (in) aircraft > specific flying operations or procedures > [adjective] > automatically controlled

hands off1860

instrument1924

1860 Charleston Med. Jrnl. & Rev. 81 81 It is so much easier to assume the ‘hands-off’ attitude.

1893 Pop. Educator Oct. 53/1 The greater freedom of the teacher and the hands-off policy governing school legislation.

1908 Times Lit. Suppl. 3 Sept. 283/3 The hopelessly doctrinaire character of the old ‘hands-off’ individualism.

1948 B. Griffith Amer. Me i. i. 23 You say the cops had a hands-off policy during the riots!

1990 New Scientist 8 Sept. 83/2 The animal welfarists, he claims, have a ‘hands-off’ approach to protecting wildlife.

2003 Jack May 139/2 Paul's approach to teaching turns out to be quite hands-off. He'll offer advice if it's needed, but he won't interfere.

2. Chiefly Aeronautics. Of the flight of an aircraft or spacecraft: (originally) sufficiently stable to allow the pilot to take his or her hands off the controls; (in later use) performed under automatic control, not control by a pilot.

ΚΠ

1930 Pop. Aviation Sept. 26/2 Hands off flight with the American Eaglet proves the stability of the craft.

1959 Times 18 Sept. 7/3 Some 4,000 ‘hands off’ landings have been made.

1966 Electronics 3 Oct. 134 On the last orbit, it guided Gemini ii into a hands-off reentry and landing virtually down the stacks of the recovery ships.

2007 R. Stowell Light Airplane Pilot's Guide to Stall/Spin Awareness xix. 345 Trim the airplane for hands-off flight.

C. adv.

Chiefly Aeronautics. Originally: without the pilot's hands on the controls. In later use: without the control of a pilot, under automatic control.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > air or space travel > action of flying (in) aircraft > specific flying operations or procedures > [adverb] > under automatic control

hands off1918

1918 H. Woodhouse Textbk. Mil. Aeronaut. x. 128/1 In fact the machine has been safely flown ‘hands off’.

1929 Time 1 July 33/1 Prize contestants must..gain more than 35 ft. altitude within 500 ft. of starting take-off, and fly ‘hands off’.

1932 Flight 20 May 443/1 By means of the adjustable tail plane the machine can be trimmed to fly ‘hands off’.

1968 New Scientist 1 Feb. 251/1 Several companies have developed artificial stabilization systems which enable the helicopter to be flown ‘hands-off’.

2012 Instrument Flying (Federal Aviation Adminstration) 5-43/1 If the desired performance is achieved, fly hands off.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	hands off
释义	hands offint.adj.adv. Brit. /ˌhandz ˈɒf/, U.S. /ˌhændz ˈɔf/, /ˌhændz ˈɑf/ Forms: α. 1500s hande of, 1500s–1600s 1800s hand off. β. 1500s hands of, 1600s– hands off. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hand n., off adv. Etymology: In α. forms < hand n. + off adv. In β. forms < the plural of hand n. + off adv. A. int. colloquial. A command not to touch something or someone, or to leave someone or something alone: ‘Take your hands away!’ ‘Keep off!’ ΚΠ α. 1564 T. Becon Displayeng Popishe Masse f. xlii, in Wks. iii Take thys bread, sayth..Christ..Hande of, saye ye papistes. Gape and we will put it in your mouthes. 1594 Willobie his Auisa ix. f. 12 Hand off my Lord, this will not serue,..I'le neuer yeeld. a1637 B. Jonson Sad Shepherd i. vii. 4 in Wks. (1640) III Hand off rude Ranger! Sirrah, get you in. View more context for this quotation 1650 J. Mennes Recreation for Ingenious Head-peeces sig. K Hand off, sir sauce-box! think you Mistris Phips Allows such lobs as you to touch her lips? 1823 I. Pocock Nigel ii. i. 28 Hand off! the guard is after you. β. a1593 C. Marlowe Massacre at Paris (c1600) sig. B8 Hands of good fellow, I will be his baile.1600 T. Dekker Shomakers Holiday sig. D^v Gods pittikins, hands off sir, heers my Lord.1738 J. Swift Treat. Polite Conversat. 92 Col. Let's kiss and Friends. Miss. Hands off.1798 A. Kendall Derwent Priory I. ix. 129 Hands off—hands off, Mr. lawyer.1843 Satirist & Sporting Chron. 4 Feb. 4/3 I say Doctor, hands off..if you collar me, I'm blow'd if I don't muzzle you.1883 R. L. Stevenson Treasure Island iii. xiv. 114 ‘Hands off!’ cried Silver, leaping back a yard.1912 Outlook 19 Oct. 326/1 When we said to the foreign Powers, ‘Hands off’! we took upon ourselves the responsibility of seeing that the Latin nations of the South behave themselves.1976 Black Belt Jan. 8/3 If it is a back or neck injury and unless you have had advanced training, hands off!1998 P. Lively Spiderweb (1999) ii. 9 ‘Hands off,’ said Nadine, powdering her nose. ‘He's mine.’ B. adj. 1. Designating an attitude, practice, or policy characterized by a lack of interference or intervention. Cf. hands-on adj. 1a. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > inaction > not doing > abstaining or refraining from action > [adjective] > from interference unmeddling1614 uninterposing1749 unofficious1807 to let alone1826 non-interfering1840 unmeddlesome1852 hands off1860 light-handed1862 society > travel > air or space travel > action of flying (in) aircraft > specific flying operations or procedures > [adjective] > automatically controlled hands off1860 instrument1924 1860 Charleston Med. Jrnl. & Rev. 81 81 It is so much easier to assume the ‘hands-off’ attitude. 1893 Pop. Educator Oct. 53/1 The greater freedom of the teacher and the hands-off policy governing school legislation. 1908 Times Lit. Suppl. 3 Sept. 283/3 The hopelessly doctrinaire character of the old ‘hands-off’ individualism. 1948 B. Griffith Amer. Me i. i. 23 You say the cops had a hands-off policy during the riots! 1990 New Scientist 8 Sept. 83/2 The animal welfarists, he claims, have a ‘hands-off’ approach to protecting wildlife. 2003 Jack May 139/2 Paul's approach to teaching turns out to be quite hands-off. He'll offer advice if it's needed, but he won't interfere. 2. Chiefly Aeronautics. Of the flight of an aircraft or spacecraft: (originally) sufficiently stable to allow the pilot to take his or her hands off the controls; (in later use) performed under automatic control, not control by a pilot. ΚΠ 1930 Pop. Aviation Sept. 26/2 Hands off flight with the American Eaglet proves the stability of the craft. 1959 Times 18 Sept. 7/3 Some 4,000 ‘hands off’ landings have been made. 1966 Electronics 3 Oct. 134 On the last orbit, it guided Gemini ii into a hands-off reentry and landing virtually down the stacks of the recovery ships. 2007 R. Stowell Light Airplane Pilot's Guide to Stall/Spin Awareness xix. 345 Trim the airplane for hands-off flight. C. adv. Chiefly Aeronautics. Originally: without the pilot's hands on the controls. In later use: without the control of a pilot, under automatic control. ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > action of flying (in) aircraft > specific flying operations or procedures > [adverb] > under automatic control hands off1918 1918 H. Woodhouse Textbk. Mil. Aeronaut. x. 128/1 In fact the machine has been safely flown ‘hands off’. 1929 Time 1 July 33/1 Prize contestants must..gain more than 35 ft. altitude within 500 ft. of starting take-off, and fly ‘hands off’. 1932 Flight 20 May 443/1 By means of the adjustable tail plane the machine can be trimmed to fly ‘hands off’. 1968 New Scientist 1 Feb. 251/1 Several companies have developed artificial stabilization systems which enable the helicopter to be flown ‘hands-off’. 2012 Instrument Flying (Federal Aviation Adminstration) 5-43/1 If the desired performance is achieved, fly hands off. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < int.adj.adv.1564
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