put-offn.

Brit.

/ˈpʊtɒf/, U.S.

/ˈpʊdˌɔf/,

/ˈpʊdˌɑf/

Forms: 1500s put-of, 1500s put-offe, 1500s– put-off.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: put v., off adv.

Etymology: < put v. + off adv., after to put off at put v. Phrasal verbs 1.N.E.D. (1909) gives the pronunciation as (putˌǫ̀·f) /pʊtˈɒf/ /pʊtˈɔːf/.

1. An act of dismissing a question, argument, etc., or the person propounding it, by evasion or deceit; an evasive reply; an excuse for inaction or delay (cf. sense 2).

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > inaction > not doing > abstaining or refraining from action > [noun] > avoiding an action or condition > avoiding duty, work, or exertion > evasion of responsibility, obligation, etc. > an act or means of

evasionc1425

put-by1548

put-off1548

subterfuge1581

scape-sermon1654

offput1730

come-offa1836

bypass1957

body swerve1984

1548 H. Latimer Notable Serm. sig. D.iv v There be so many put offes..so many respectes, and consideracions of worldly wisdom.

1549 E. Becke Bible (Matthew's) Prol. Then should neyther Goddes cause nor poore mans matters haue so many putoffes, so many put byes & delayes.

1583 P. Stubbes Second Pt. Anat. Abuses sig. G4 They inuente quirckes, and quiddities, shiftes, and put offes ynough to blinde the eies of the magistrates.

1653 H. More Antidote against Atheisme iii. iv. 118 A man that is unwilling to admit of any thing supernaturall would please himself with this generall shuffle and put-off.

1685 S. Hayne Abstr. Statutes Aliens trading in Eng. 31 Mr. Sanson told me he would Read it the first opportunity he could meet with... This was only a put off;..it was the 28th of August 1683 before it was read.

a1704 T. Brown Dialogues of Dead in 4th Vol. Wks. (1720) 165 He..repay'd my past Services with..base Put-offs.

1776 Farmer's Mag. Oct. 269 I cannot bear their excuses and put-offs which they always have at their fingers' ends.

1823 ‘G. Smith’ Not Paul, but Jesus 42 Promises, put-offs, evasions—and, after all, no performance.

1886 R. L. Stevenson Kidnapped xxii. 221 I think I would have asked farther, but Alan gave me the put-off. ‘I am rather wearied,’ he said.

1942 R. L. Haig-Brown Timber xx. 290 The hell with Bill Chalmers. That was easy to say, but getting turned down by him was bad—‘Nothing much around, let you know if anything turns up’; the usual put-off.

1991 Rage 13 Feb. 48/4 You don't know whether her answer ‘no’ was a calculated put-off, to serve you right for not asking yourself, or a genuine rejection.

2. An act of putting a person or thing off until a later time; a postponement or delay; a procrastination. Now rare (archaic).

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > untimeliness > delay or postponement > [noun]

longingeOE

bideOE

abodec1225

bodea1300

demura1300

dwella1300

litinga1300

delayc1300

delayingc1300

demurrancec1300

but honec1325

without ensoignec1325

abidec1330

dretchingc1330

dwellingc1330

essoinc1330

tarrying1340

litea1350

delaymenta1393

respitea1393

oversettinga1398

delayancea1400

delitea1400

lingeringa1400

stounding?a1400

sunyiea1400

targea1400

train?a1400

deferring14..

dilation14..

dayc1405

prolongingc1425

spacec1430

adjourningc1436

retardationc1437

prolongation?a1439

training1440

adjournment1445

sleuthingc1450

tarry1451

tarriance1460

prorogation1476

oversetc1485

tarriage1488

debaid1489

supersedement1492

superseding1494

off-putting1496

postponing1496

tract1503

dilating1509

sparinga1513

hafting1519

sufferance1523

tracking1524

sticking1525

stay1530

pause1532

protraction1535

tracting1535

protract of time1536

protracting1540

postposition1546

staying1546

procrastination1548

difference1559

surceasing1560

tardation1568

detract1570

detracting1572

tarryment1575

rejourning1578

detraction1579

longness1579

rejournment1579

holding1581

reprieving1583

cunctation1585

retarding1585

retardance1586

temporizing1587

by and by1591

suspensea1592

procrastinatinga1594

tardance1595

linger1597

forslacking1600

morrowing1602

recess1603

deferment1612

attendance1614

put-off1623

adjournal1627

fristing1637

hanging-up1638

retardment1640

dilatoriness1642

suspension1645

stickagea1647

tardidation1647

transtemporation1651

demurragea1656

prolatation1656

prolation1656

moration1658

perendination1658

offput1730

retardure1751

postponement1757

retard1781

traverse1799

tarrowing1832

mañana1845

temporization1888

procrastinativeness1893

deferral1895

traa dy liooar1897

stalling1927

heel-tapping1949

off-put1970

1623 R. Carpenter Conscionable Christian 28 Instantly, as the occasion is giuen, without put-offs to aftertimes, or any tedious protraction.

?1625 King James VI & I in Waller's Poems (1711) p. ix No Put-offs, my Lord, answer me presently.

1759 R. Jackson Hist. Rev. Pennsylvania 285 What the Governor's Set off could not effect, was to be re-attempted by this Put off.

1815 J. Austen Let. 29 Sept. (1995) 290 I wish the weather may not resolve upon other put-offs. I must come to you before Wednesday if it be possible.

1827 T. Moore Mem. (1854) V. 157 Expecting..to receive a put-off from Lady Holland for the evening.

1857 W. M. Thackeray Let. 13 Jan. (1946) IV. 10 Here's another put off!—only from 5 to 6.30 however and I'll tell you why.

3. A putting off or setting down of a person from a vehicle or a vessel, esp. a boat; a delivery of cargo or goods. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > transportation by water > [noun] > setting down from a boat

put-off1825

downloading1962

1825 W. Hone Every-day Bk. (1826) I. 603 This delay..is occasioned by ‘laying to’ for ‘put offs’ of single persons and parties, in Thames wherries.

1836 Tait's Edinb. Mag. Dec. 772b Failing in all his attempts to get a put-off to his ship in a country boat, he was fain to console himself with a booze in a shebeen.

1932 Jrnl. Land & Public Utility Econ. 8 242/2 The retail distribution of coal is regarded as complementary to the ice business. The shrinkage of demand during the cool months makes it difficult to adjust routes to keep the put-off above the minimum to pay expenses.

4. colloquial. Something off-putting or repellent; = turn-off n. 4.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > hatred > dislike > disgust > [noun] > something which disgusts

slime1585

ipecacuanhaa1763

nastiness1831

sickener1853

disgustant1866

muck1882

pig's breakfast1933

ick1947

yuck1966

merde1968

scuzz1968

turn-off1975

put-off1977

1977 Washington Post 17 July b8/1 It can be a come-on or a put-off, without a word having to be said.

1981 G. Priestland At Large (1983) 131 Many of us..find church services a complete put-off, and aggressive Christians an even greater put-off.

2004 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 17 Oct. v. 15/1 Though I found the interior of..his latest venture [sc. a restaurant]..a huge put-off, it offers the same upscale Italian food.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

put-offadj.

Brit.

/ˈpʊtɒf/, U.S.

/ˈpʊdˌɔf/,

/ˈpʊdˌɑf/

Forms: 1600s put-of, 1800s– put-off.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: English put , put v., off adv.

Etymology: < put, past participle of put v. + off adv., after to put off at put v. Phrasal verbs 1. Compare earlier put-off n.

rare before mid 19th cent.

That has been put off; postponed; intended to put someone off. Also with prefixed adverb, expressing frequency of postponement, as long-put-off, much-put-off, etc.In quot. a1637: †rejected, abject.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > untimeliness > delay or postponement > [adjective] > delayed, deferred, or postponed

remiss?1518

adjourned1538

delayed1548

long-delayed1548

lag1552

prorogued1552

dilated1556

lagging1597

retardate1598

fristeda1600

lagged1602

retarded1636

deferred1651

prorogatory1672

lated1676

postponed1819

protracted1838

suspended1848

put-off1871

hung up1878

held1906

a1637 B. Jonson Timber 989 in Wks. (1640) III I am a wretch, and put of man, if I doe not reverence, and honour him.

1856 Household Words 2 Feb. 72/1 On the eve before my long put-off departure we were..roaming.

1871 Mrs. H. Wood Dene Hollow xxxix A put-off wedding sometimes brings ill-luck.

1972 Daily Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 18 Apr. 3/1 A long-put-off visit to the dentist.

1989 G. Early Tuxedo Junction ii. iv. 71 It was a sort of put-off answer to a question that one does not take seriously.

2005 Dayton (Ohio) Daily News (Nexis) 6 Jan. z4/1 Now, it's time to tackle one of those much-putoff winter projects.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	put-off
释义	put-offn. Brit. /ˈpʊtɒf/, U.S. /ˈpʊdˌɔf/, /ˈpʊdˌɑf/ Forms: 1500s put-of, 1500s put-offe, 1500s– put-off. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: put v., off adv. Etymology: < put v. + off adv., after to put off at put v. Phrasal verbs 1.N.E.D. (1909) gives the pronunciation as (putˌǫ̀·f) /pʊtˈɒf/ /pʊtˈɔːf/. 1. An act of dismissing a question, argument, etc., or the person propounding it, by evasion or deceit; an evasive reply; an excuse for inaction or delay (cf. sense 2). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > inaction > not doing > abstaining or refraining from action > [noun] > avoiding an action or condition > avoiding duty, work, or exertion > evasion of responsibility, obligation, etc. > an act or means of evasionc1425 put-by1548 put-off1548 subterfuge1581 scape-sermon1654 offput1730 come-offa1836 bypass1957 body swerve1984 1548 H. Latimer Notable Serm. sig. D.iv v There be so many put offes..so many respectes, and consideracions of worldly wisdom. 1549 E. Becke Bible (Matthew's) Prol. Then should neyther Goddes cause nor poore mans matters haue so many putoffes, so many put byes & delayes. 1583 P. Stubbes Second Pt. Anat. Abuses sig. G4 They inuente quirckes, and quiddities, shiftes, and put offes ynough to blinde the eies of the magistrates. 1653 H. More Antidote against Atheisme iii. iv. 118 A man that is unwilling to admit of any thing supernaturall would please himself with this generall shuffle and put-off. 1685 S. Hayne Abstr. Statutes Aliens trading in Eng. 31 Mr. Sanson told me he would Read it the first opportunity he could meet with... This was only a put off;..it was the 28th of August 1683 before it was read. a1704 T. Brown Dialogues of Dead in 4th Vol. Wks. (1720) 165 He..repay'd my past Services with..base Put-offs. 1776 Farmer's Mag. Oct. 269 I cannot bear their excuses and put-offs which they always have at their fingers' ends. 1823 ‘G. Smith’ Not Paul, but Jesus 42 Promises, put-offs, evasions—and, after all, no performance. 1886 R. L. Stevenson Kidnapped xxii. 221 I think I would have asked farther, but Alan gave me the put-off. ‘I am rather wearied,’ he said. 1942 R. L. Haig-Brown Timber xx. 290 The hell with Bill Chalmers. That was easy to say, but getting turned down by him was bad—‘Nothing much around, let you know if anything turns up’; the usual put-off. 1991 Rage 13 Feb. 48/4 You don't know whether her answer ‘no’ was a calculated put-off, to serve you right for not asking yourself, or a genuine rejection. 2. An act of putting a person or thing off until a later time; a postponement or delay; a procrastination. Now rare (archaic). ΘΚΠ the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > untimeliness > delay or postponement > [noun] longingeOE bideOE abodec1225 bodea1300 demura1300 dwella1300 litinga1300 delayc1300 delayingc1300 demurrancec1300 but honec1325 without ensoignec1325 abidec1330 dretchingc1330 dwellingc1330 essoinc1330 tarrying1340 litea1350 delaymenta1393 respitea1393 oversettinga1398 delayancea1400 delitea1400 lingeringa1400 stounding?a1400 sunyiea1400 targea1400 train?a1400 deferring14.. dilation14.. dayc1405 prolongingc1425 spacec1430 adjourningc1436 retardationc1437 prolongation?a1439 training1440 adjournment1445 sleuthingc1450 tarry1451 tarriance1460 prorogation1476 oversetc1485 tarriage1488 debaid1489 supersedement1492 superseding1494 off-putting1496 postponing1496 tract1503 dilating1509 sparinga1513 hafting1519 sufferance1523 tracking1524 sticking1525 stay1530 pause1532 protraction1535 tracting1535 protract of time1536 protracting1540 postposition1546 staying1546 procrastination1548 difference1559 surceasing1560 tardation1568 detract1570 detracting1572 tarryment1575 rejourning1578 detraction1579 longness1579 rejournment1579 holding1581 reprieving1583 cunctation1585 retarding1585 retardance1586 temporizing1587 by and by1591 suspensea1592 procrastinatinga1594 tardance1595 linger1597 forslacking1600 morrowing1602 recess1603 deferment1612 attendance1614 put-off1623 adjournal1627 fristing1637 hanging-up1638 retardment1640 dilatoriness1642 suspension1645 stickagea1647 tardidation1647 transtemporation1651 demurragea1656 prolatation1656 prolation1656 moration1658 perendination1658 offput1730 retardure1751 postponement1757 retard1781 traverse1799 tarrowing1832 mañana1845 temporization1888 procrastinativeness1893 deferral1895 traa dy liooar1897 stalling1927 heel-tapping1949 off-put1970 1623 R. Carpenter Conscionable Christian 28 Instantly, as the occasion is giuen, without put-offs to aftertimes, or any tedious protraction. ?1625 King James VI & I in Waller's Poems (1711) p. ix No Put-offs, my Lord, answer me presently. 1759 R. Jackson Hist. Rev. Pennsylvania 285 What the Governor's Set off could not effect, was to be re-attempted by this Put off. 1815 J. Austen Let. 29 Sept. (1995) 290 I wish the weather may not resolve upon other put-offs. I must come to you before Wednesday if it be possible. 1827 T. Moore Mem. (1854) V. 157 Expecting..to receive a put-off from Lady Holland for the evening. 1857 W. M. Thackeray Let. 13 Jan. (1946) IV. 10 Here's another put off!—only from 5 to 6.30 however and I'll tell you why. 3. A putting off or setting down of a person from a vehicle or a vessel, esp. a boat; a delivery of cargo or goods. rare. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > transportation by water > [noun] > setting down from a boat put-off1825 downloading1962 1825 W. Hone Every-day Bk. (1826) I. 603 This delay..is occasioned by ‘laying to’ for ‘put offs’ of single persons and parties, in Thames wherries. 1836 Tait's Edinb. Mag. Dec. 772b Failing in all his attempts to get a put-off to his ship in a country boat, he was fain to console himself with a booze in a shebeen. 1932 Jrnl. Land & Public Utility Econ. 8 242/2 The retail distribution of coal is regarded as complementary to the ice business. The shrinkage of demand during the cool months makes it difficult to adjust routes to keep the put-off above the minimum to pay expenses. 4. colloquial. Something off-putting or repellent; = turn-off n. 4. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > hatred > dislike > disgust > [noun] > something which disgusts slime1585 ipecacuanhaa1763 nastiness1831 sickener1853 disgustant1866 muck1882 pig's breakfast1933 ick1947 yuck1966 merde1968 scuzz1968 turn-off1975 put-off1977 1977 Washington Post 17 July b8/1 It can be a come-on or a put-off, without a word having to be said. 1981 G. Priestland At Large (1983) 131 Many of us..find church services a complete put-off, and aggressive Christians an even greater put-off. 2004 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 17 Oct. v. 15/1 Though I found the interior of..his latest venture [sc. a restaurant]..a huge put-off, it offers the same upscale Italian food. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). put-offadj. Brit. /ˈpʊtɒf/, U.S. /ˈpʊdˌɔf/, /ˈpʊdˌɑf/ Forms: 1600s put-of, 1800s– put-off. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: English put , put v., off adv. Etymology: < put, past participle of put v. + off adv., after to put off at put v. Phrasal verbs 1. Compare earlier put-off n. rare before mid 19th cent. That has been put off; postponed; intended to put someone off. Also with prefixed adverb, expressing frequency of postponement, as long-put-off, much-put-off, etc.In quot. a1637: †rejected, abject. ΘΚΠ the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > untimeliness > delay or postponement > [adjective] > delayed, deferred, or postponed remiss?1518 adjourned1538 delayed1548 long-delayed1548 lag1552 prorogued1552 dilated1556 lagging1597 retardate1598 fristeda1600 lagged1602 retarded1636 deferred1651 prorogatory1672 lated1676 postponed1819 protracted1838 suspended1848 put-off1871 hung up1878 held1906 a1637 B. Jonson Timber 989 in Wks. (1640) III I am a wretch, and put of man, if I doe not reverence, and honour him. 1856 Household Words 2 Feb. 72/1 On the eve before my long put-off departure we were..roaming. 1871 Mrs. H. Wood Dene Hollow xxxix A put-off wedding sometimes brings ill-luck. 1972 Daily Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 18 Apr. 3/1 A long-put-off visit to the dentist. 1989 G. Early Tuxedo Junction ii. iv. 71 It was a sort of put-off answer to a question that one does not take seriously. 2005 Dayton (Ohio) Daily News (Nexis) 6 Jan. z4/1 Now, it's time to tackle one of those much-putoff winter projects. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1548adj.a1637
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