off-mikeadv.adj.

Brit.

/ˈɒfmʌɪk/, U.S.

/ˈɔfˈmaɪk/,

/ˈɑfˈmaɪk/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: off prep., mike n.⁵

Etymology: < off prep. + mike n.⁵ Compare slightly later off-microphone adv., off-microphone adj.

A. adv.

Away from a microphone; when not speaking or performing directly into a microphone. Also figurative.Quot. 1937 probably attests the adverbial use even though it defines the expression as if it were a noun.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > faintness or weakness > [adverb] > off-microphone

off-mike1937

off-microphone1941

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > audibility > sound magnification or reproduction > [adjective] > microphone > away from microphone

off-mike1937

off-microphone1940

1937 L. Lewis Radio Dict. in Printers' Ink Monthly May 39/3 Off mike, a position away from a performer or performer's position away from the microphone.

1939 I. Reis Meridian 7–1212 in D. Coulter Fourteen Radio Dramas 37 Peggy: (Walking off mike) When you hear the signal the time will be eleven.

1940 A. Oboler Fourteen Radio Plays 201 Pa (off mike). Hangin' around with loafers in the gymnasiums!

1959 Listener 30 Apr. 774/1 The story..forced Mr. Naughton to move his magnifying glass from the street and to take it, as it were, off-mike.

1991 Time 25 Nov. 103/1 Dad Benson ladled out cow-chip philosophy on or off mike.

B. adj.

Not employing or speaking directly into a microphone; that is distant from, or not facing, a microphone; (hence, in extended use) that takes place behind the scenes; that is not part of a performance.

ΚΠ

1958 Listener 13 Nov. 799/1 Those who may have wondered what goes on in the studios before the red light comes on were given an amusing picture of off-mike life in Mr. Robert Kemp's comedy, ‘Young Mother Hubbard’.

1973 Washington Post 5 Apr. B. 2 Something electric goes on between the comedienne and her husband... There are off-mike private jokes.

1987 R. Hall Kisses of Enemy (1989) 268 His microphone picked up the desperate shouts of a woman..agreeing with occasional off-mike interjections from a male companion.

1999 J. Poller Reach xviii. 47 After a hasty, off-mike tête-à-tête with Victoria: ‘And now, for your sumptuous entertainment, the Book Shop is proud to present its resident poetess, Victoria Byron!’

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	off-mike
释义	off-mikeadv.adj. Brit. /ˈɒfmʌɪk/, U.S. /ˈɔfˈmaɪk/, /ˈɑfˈmaɪk/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: off prep., mike n.⁵ Etymology: < off prep. + mike n.⁵ Compare slightly later off-microphone adv., off-microphone adj. A. adv. Away from a microphone; when not speaking or performing directly into a microphone. Also figurative.Quot. 1937 probably attests the adverbial use even though it defines the expression as if it were a noun. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > faintness or weakness > [adverb] > off-microphone off-mike1937 off-microphone1941 the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > audibility > sound magnification or reproduction > [adjective] > microphone > away from microphone off-mike1937 off-microphone1940 1937 L. Lewis Radio Dict. in Printers' Ink Monthly May 39/3 Off mike, a position away from a performer or performer's position away from the microphone. 1939 I. Reis Meridian 7–1212 in D. Coulter Fourteen Radio Dramas 37 Peggy: (Walking off mike) When you hear the signal the time will be eleven. 1940 A. Oboler Fourteen Radio Plays 201 Pa (off mike). Hangin' around with loafers in the gymnasiums! 1959 Listener 30 Apr. 774/1 The story..forced Mr. Naughton to move his magnifying glass from the street and to take it, as it were, off-mike. 1991 Time 25 Nov. 103/1 Dad Benson ladled out cow-chip philosophy on or off mike. B. adj. Not employing or speaking directly into a microphone; that is distant from, or not facing, a microphone; (hence, in extended use) that takes place behind the scenes; that is not part of a performance. ΚΠ 1958 Listener 13 Nov. 799/1 Those who may have wondered what goes on in the studios before the red light comes on were given an amusing picture of off-mike life in Mr. Robert Kemp's comedy, ‘Young Mother Hubbard’. 1973 Washington Post 5 Apr. B. 2 Something electric goes on between the comedienne and her husband... There are off-mike private jokes. 1987 R. Hall Kisses of Enemy (1989) 268 His microphone picked up the desperate shouts of a woman..agreeing with occasional off-mike interjections from a male companion. 1999 J. Poller Reach xviii. 47 After a hasty, off-mike tête-à-tête with Victoria: ‘And now, for your sumptuous entertainment, the Book Shop is proud to present its resident poetess, Victoria Byron!’ This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.adj.1937
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