hot deskn.

Brit.

/ˈhɒt dɛsk/, U.S.

/ˈhɑt ˌdɛsk/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hot adj., desk n.

Etymology: < hot adj. + desk n., probably after hotbed n. (compare hotbed n. 3). Compare slightly later hot-desk v., hot-desking n.

Originally and chiefly British.

A shared office desk or workstation, occupied on a temporary, ad hoc basis or part-time basis, and not allocated permanently to an individual. Cf. hotbed n. 3.

ΚΠ

1990 Oregonian (Portland, Oregon) 16 Apr. (Metro West section) b2/6 We've been playing hot desks... When someone needed a desk, they would just sit down wherever there was one that wasn't being used.

1992 Times 18 Nov. 35/1 In facilities management, a basic concept is often given several names. Some in the industry will talk of ‘hot desks’ or the ‘virtual office’, others of ‘free address’ and timesharing.

1995 Daily Tel. 30 Jan. 28/4 The current hot topic in management is the hot office or hot desk. It is a neat and sensible idea that had a brief popularity back in the 1970s when I called it the virtual office.

1999 Personal Computer World Feb. 72 Once they find a ‘hot desk’ to sit at, they can drop it into its stylish holster and use it to chat to their mates or business contacts.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	hot desk
释义	hot deskn. Brit. /ˈhɒt dɛsk/, U.S. /ˈhɑt ˌdɛsk/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hot adj., desk n. Etymology: < hot adj. + desk n., probably after hotbed n. (compare hotbed n. 3). Compare slightly later hot-desk v., hot-desking n. Originally and chiefly British. A shared office desk or workstation, occupied on a temporary, ad hoc basis or part-time basis, and not allocated permanently to an individual. Cf. hotbed n. 3. ΚΠ 1990 Oregonian (Portland, Oregon) 16 Apr. (Metro West section) b2/6 We've been playing hot desks... When someone needed a desk, they would just sit down wherever there was one that wasn't being used. 1992 Times 18 Nov. 35/1 In facilities management, a basic concept is often given several names. Some in the industry will talk of ‘hot desks’ or the ‘virtual office’, others of ‘free address’ and timesharing. 1995 Daily Tel. 30 Jan. 28/4 The current hot topic in management is the hot office or hot desk. It is a neat and sensible idea that had a brief popularity back in the 1970s when I called it the virtual office. 1999 Personal Computer World Feb. 72 Once they find a ‘hot desk’ to sit at, they can drop it into its stylish holster and use it to chat to their mates or business contacts. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1990
随便看	pancake day pancake descent pancake fashion pancake hat pancake house pancake ice pancake landing pancake lens pancake plant pancake race pancake roll pancake tuesday pancake turner pancake wise pancake-like pancake-making pancake-shaped pancaked pancakelike pancakemaking pancakes pancakeshaped pancakewards pancaking pancakish