one-offadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌwʌn ˈɒf/, U.S.

/ˌwən ˈɔf/,

/ˌwən ˈɑf/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: one pron., off adv.

Etymology: < one pron. + off adv. Compare off adv. 12, once-off adj. and n. at once adv., conj., adj., and n. Compounds 2.

Originally and chiefly British.

A. adj.

Made or done as the only one of its kind; unique, not repeated.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > one > only one > [adjective]

onlepyeOE

aefauldeOE

onlyOE

soleinc1369

solea1398

halea1400

seul1477

anerlyc1485

alonelya1513

allenarlya1525

singulara1555

fellowlessa1586

unfellowed1597

unique1601

lone1602

unical1605

single1633

solitarya1634

exclusive1790

one-off1934

one-of-a-kind1954

1934 Proc. Inst. Brit. Foundrymen 26 552 A splendid one-off pattern can be swept up in very little time.

1954 Archit. Rev. 116 411/2 Hills built the first part of Cheshunt as a ‘one off’ job, with no guarantees of further business, though of course it was intended to be the first of a line.

1968 Sunday Times 29 Sept. 25 Jenkins has already made a crude stab at a wealth tax with his special charge on investment incomes... But this was a one-off effort.

2002 Victorian Nov. (back cover) You can make a one-off donation or give as many times as you want.

B. n.

A manufactured product made as the only one of its kind; a prototype; (more generally) something not repeated.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > relationship > imitation > prototype > [noun] > prototype or experimental model

mock-up1920

prototype1932

one-off1947

the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > one > only one > [noun] > a unique thing or example

union1657

unique1714

singularity1814

unicum1885

one-off1947

singleton1966

1947 Jrnl. Royal Aeronaut. Soc. 51 308/1 It is possible to reproduce full-scale layouts directly on to the material to be worked..thus cutting out what was originally the factor which absorbed the most production time in the freehand manufacture of ‘one offs’.

1958 Listener 25 Sept. 458/2 Both the estates of the speculative ‘rush’ builders and the architectural one-offs are unable to keep pace with the demand [for new houses].

1973 Daily Tel. 22 Oct. 12/4 When Barry Took's Grub Street (BBC-2) was screened as a one-off..I rashly predicted that it could make a series.

2003 Washington Post 12 Aug. (Home ed.) 13/1 Iraq is obviously pivotal to American national security. But it is a one-off, an unusual case that is unlikely to recur.

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

单词	one-off
释义	one-offadj.n. Brit. /ˌwʌn ˈɒf/, U.S. /ˌwən ˈɔf/, /ˌwən ˈɑf/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: one pron., off adv. Etymology: < one pron. + off adv. Compare off adv. 12, once-off adj. and n. at once adv., conj., adj., and n. Compounds 2. Originally and chiefly British. A. adj. Made or done as the only one of its kind; unique, not repeated. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > one > only one > [adjective] onlepyeOE aefauldeOE onlyOE soleinc1369 solea1398 halea1400 seul1477 anerlyc1485 alonelya1513 allenarlya1525 singulara1555 fellowlessa1586 unfellowed1597 unique1601 lone1602 unical1605 single1633 solitarya1634 exclusive1790 one-off1934 one-of-a-kind1954 1934 Proc. Inst. Brit. Foundrymen 26 552 A splendid one-off pattern can be swept up in very little time. 1954 Archit. Rev. 116 411/2 Hills built the first part of Cheshunt as a ‘one off’ job, with no guarantees of further business, though of course it was intended to be the first of a line. 1968 Sunday Times 29 Sept. 25 Jenkins has already made a crude stab at a wealth tax with his special charge on investment incomes... But this was a one-off effort. 2002 Victorian Nov. (back cover) You can make a one-off donation or give as many times as you want. B. n. A manufactured product made as the only one of its kind; a prototype; (more generally) something not repeated. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > imitation > prototype > [noun] > prototype or experimental model mock-up1920 prototype1932 one-off1947 the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > one > only one > [noun] > a unique thing or example union1657 unique1714 singularity1814 unicum1885 one-off1947 singleton1966 1947 Jrnl. Royal Aeronaut. Soc. 51 308/1 It is possible to reproduce full-scale layouts directly on to the material to be worked..thus cutting out what was originally the factor which absorbed the most production time in the freehand manufacture of ‘one offs’. 1958 Listener 25 Sept. 458/2 Both the estates of the speculative ‘rush’ builders and the architectural one-offs are unable to keep pace with the demand [for new houses]. 1973 Daily Tel. 22 Oct. 12/4 When Barry Took's Grub Street (BBC-2) was screened as a one-off..I rashly predicted that it could make a series. 2003 Washington Post 12 Aug. (Home ed.) 13/1 Iraq is obviously pivotal to American national security. But it is a one-off, an unusual case that is unlikely to recur. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1934
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