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单词 off-message
释义

off-message

[ awf-mes-ij, of‐ ]
/ ˈɔfˈmɛs ɪdʒ, ˈɒf‐ /

adjective

straying from or contradicting the central theme or official message of a political, business, or other organization: The last speaker was way off-message with his bad jokes and irrelevant anecdotes.
Compare on-message.

Origin of off-message

An Americanism dating back to 1990–95; off + message

Words nearby off-message

off-licence, off-license, off-limits, offline, offload, off-message, off-mike, off of, off off Broadway, off one's chest, get, off one's feed
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Example sentences from the Web for off-message

  • I guess that type of statement would have been too "off-message" for the RNC to release.

    Arlen, You Let Me Down|Meghan McCain|April 29, 2009|DAILY BEAST
  • But if McClellan was off-message in his campaign duties, he was hardly alone.

    Waaay Off-Message|Benjamin Sarlin|November 1, 2008|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for off-message

off message

adjective

(off-message when prenominal) not adhering to or reflecting the official line of a political party, government, or other organization
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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