stand-alonen.adj.

Brit.

/ˈstandələʊn/, U.S.

/ˈstændəˌloʊn/

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymons: stand v., alone adj.

Etymology: < stand v. + alone adj.

A. n.

Something that exists independently or in isolation from similar things.

†a. A person who stands in isolation or apart from others belonging to a different religious group. Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

1883 Ligonier (Indiana) Leader 7 June The Stand Alones held an out-door meeting in front of the court house... They don't stand in with any other denomination, and claim that they alone are righteous.

1889 Goshen (Indiana) Times 12 Dec. This little company of peculiar believers used to style themselves ‘stand alones’.

b. Any of various things that are free-standing or unconnected to another item, spec. a novel, film, etc., which does not have to be read, viewed, etc., as part of a series.

ΚΠ

1965 Tucson (Arizona) Daily Citizen 14 June 18/2 (advt.) Outstanding stand-alones... It's Kopenhavn's free-standing furniture.

2019 Farmington (New Mexico) Daily Times (Nexis) 13 Jan. c4 In ‘The Witch Elm,’ she's written a standalone that retains the mood of those books while disposing of their procedural element.

B. adj.

1. Of a child: old enough to be able to stand unaided. rare.

ΚΠ

1951 L. Craig Singing Hills 120 When she was a stand-alone child, her uncle had her sitting on the saddle in front of him.

2. Designating something that is free-standing or unconnected to another item, spec. a novel, film, etc., which does not have to be read, viewed, etc., as part of a series.

ΚΠ

1963 N.Y. Times 13 May (Late City ed.) l27/2 (advt.) He has written a stand-alone volume of stunning dramatic impact.

1997 Ottawa Citizen 7 Apr. d3 The middle of the room has a stand-alone bookshelf filled with stuff.

2018 National Rev. 28 May 43/1 The Marvel approach to superhero franchising has resembled the style of serial television in which stand-alone stories coexist with the development of a larger mythology.

3. Computing. Designating a part of a computer system that can be used independently. Also: designating a piece of software or program that operates independently of other software, runs as a separate process, or works outside a network.

ΚΠ

1964 IBM Syst. Jrnl. 3 190 The fractional reduction in storage unit reliability is easily offset by the removal of a major systems component (the stand-alone switch).

1977 Sci. Amer. Sept. 147/2 At the next level in the hierarchy of capability and function are the small computer systems that are prepackaged as stand-alone units... They have a self-contained power supply.

1989 Times 13 Feb. 28/7 Integrated software..began to fizzle out after its first year. Users realized that its level of technology did not meet expectations set up by the high quality of standalone software.

2013 D. Morley & C. S. Parker Understanding Computers (ed. 14) xvi. 656/2 Connect the computer to a stand-alone monitor instead of using the computer's built-in display.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022).

单词	stand-alone
释义	stand-alonen.adj. Brit. /ˈstandələʊn/, U.S. /ˈstændəˌloʊn/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymons: stand v., alone adj. Etymology: < stand v. + alone adj. A. n. Something that exists independently or in isolation from similar things. †a. A person who stands in isolation or apart from others belonging to a different religious group. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1883 Ligonier (Indiana) Leader 7 June The Stand Alones held an out-door meeting in front of the court house... They don't stand in with any other denomination, and claim that they alone are righteous. 1889 Goshen (Indiana) Times 12 Dec. This little company of peculiar believers used to style themselves ‘stand alones’. b. Any of various things that are free-standing or unconnected to another item, spec. a novel, film, etc., which does not have to be read, viewed, etc., as part of a series. ΚΠ 1965 Tucson (Arizona) Daily Citizen 14 June 18/2 (advt.) Outstanding stand-alones... It's Kopenhavn's free-standing furniture. 2019 Farmington (New Mexico) Daily Times (Nexis) 13 Jan. c4 In ‘The Witch Elm,’ she's written a standalone that retains the mood of those books while disposing of their procedural element. B. adj. 1. Of a child: old enough to be able to stand unaided. rare. ΚΠ 1951 L. Craig Singing Hills 120 When she was a stand-alone child, her uncle had her sitting on the saddle in front of him. 2. Designating something that is free-standing or unconnected to another item, spec. a novel, film, etc., which does not have to be read, viewed, etc., as part of a series. ΚΠ 1963 N.Y. Times 13 May (Late City ed.) l27/2 (advt.) He has written a stand-alone volume of stunning dramatic impact. 1997 Ottawa Citizen 7 Apr. d3 The middle of the room has a stand-alone bookshelf filled with stuff. 2018 National Rev. 28 May 43/1 The Marvel approach to superhero franchising has resembled the style of serial television in which stand-alone stories coexist with the development of a larger mythology. 3. Computing. Designating a part of a computer system that can be used independently. Also: designating a piece of software or program that operates independently of other software, runs as a separate process, or works outside a network. ΚΠ 1964 IBM Syst. Jrnl. 3 190 The fractional reduction in storage unit reliability is easily offset by the removal of a major systems component (the stand-alone switch). 1977 Sci. Amer. Sept. 147/2 At the next level in the hierarchy of capability and function are the small computer systems that are prepackaged as stand-alone units... They have a self-contained power supply. 1989 Times 13 Feb. 28/7 Integrated software..began to fizzle out after its first year. Users realized that its level of technology did not meet expectations set up by the high quality of standalone software. 2013 D. Morley & C. S. Parker Understanding Computers (ed. 14) xvi. 656/2 Connect the computer to a stand-alone monitor instead of using the computer's built-in display. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022). < n.adj.1883
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