off the record

re·cord

R0089400 (rĭ-kôrd′)v. re·cord·ed, re·cord·ing, re·cords v.tr.1. To set down for preservation in writing or other permanent form: She recorded her thoughts in a diary.2. To register or indicate: The clerk recorded the votes.3. a. To render (sound or images) into permanent form for reproduction in a magnetic or electronic medium.b. To record the words, sound, appearance, or performance of (someone or something): recorded the oldest townspeople on tape; recorded the violin concerto.v.intr. To record something.n. rec·ord (rĕk′ərd)1. a. An account, as of information or facts, set down especially in writing as a means of preserving knowledge.b. Something on which such an account is based.c. Something that records: a fossil record.2. Information or data on a particular subject collected and preserved: the coldest day on record.3. The known history of performance, activities, or achievement: your academic record; hampered by a police record.4. An unsurpassed measurement: a world record in weightlifting; a record for cold weather.5. Computers A collection of related, often adjacent items of data, treated as a unit.6. Law A transcript or a collection of statements and related information reporting the proceedings of a legislative body, a court, or an executive.7. a. A disk designed to be played on a phonograph.b. A musical recording that is issued on a medium of some kind.Idioms: go on record To embrace a certain position publicly: go on record in favor of the mayor's reelection. off the record Not for publication: The senator told the reporters that his remarks were strictly off the record. on record Known to have been stated or to have taken a certain position: The senator's opposition to the new legislation is on record.

[Middle English recorden, from Old French recorder, from Latin recordārī, to remember : re-, re- + cor, cord-, heart; see kerd- in Indo-European roots.]

off the record

adj (off-the-record when prenominal) not intended for publication or disclosure; confidential adv with such an intention; unofficially

Thesaurus

Adv.

off the record - not for quotation; "he spoke to the reporter off the record"

Translations

不供发表的不供引用的

record

(ˈrekoːd) , (-kəd) , ((American) -kərd) noun1. a written report of facts, events etc. historical records; I wish to keep a record of everything that is said at this meeting.记录2. a round flat piece of (usually black) plastic on which music etc is recorded. a record of Beethoven's Sixth Symphony.唱片3. (in races, games, or almost any activity) the best performance so far; something which has never yet been beaten. He holds the record for the 1,000 metres; The record for the high jump was broken/beaten this afternoon; He claimed to have eaten fifty sausages in a minute and asked if this was a record; (also adjective) a record score.最佳高记录4. the collected facts from the past of a person, institution etc. This school has a very poor record of success in exams; He has a criminal record. （有关过去的）事实，记录档案 (rəˈkoːd) verb1. to write a description of (an event, facts etc) so that they can be read in the future. The decisions will be recorded in the minutes of the meeting.记载2. to put (the sound of music, speech etc) on a record or tape so that it can be listened to in the future. I've recorded the whole concert; Don't make any noise when I'm recording.录音3. (of a dial, instrument etc) to show (a figure etc) as a reading. The thermometer recorded 30C yesterday.显示4. to give or show, especially in writing. to record one's vote in an election. 显示，示出 reˈcorder noun1. a type of musical wind instrument, made of wood, plastic etc. 竖笛，直笛录音机 2. an instrument for recording on to tape. 录音机记录仪 reˈcording noun something recorded on tape, a record etc. This is a recording of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony. 录录制品（录音、录像等）音 ˈrecord-player noun an electrical instrument which reproduces the sounds recorded on records. 电唱机in record time very quickly. 快速地off the record (of information, statements etc) not intended to be repeated or made public. The Prime Minister admitted off the record that the country was going through a serious crisis. 不供发表的不发表的（地），不供引用的 on record recorded. This is the coldest winter on record. 有记载的，记录在案的

off the record

Not recorded for official publication; informally; in confidence. Often hyphenated. Our official position is that he decided to change careers, but, off the record, he was fired for making inappropriate comments to his staff. The president is suing the newspaper for publishing several of her off-the-record comments.See also: off, record

off the record

Fig. unofficial; informal. (Of comments to the press that one does not want reported.) This is off the record, but I disagree with the mayor on this matter. Although her comments were off the record, the newspaper published them anyway.See also: off, record

off the record

Unofficially, in confidence, not for publication, as in What he was about to say, he told the reporters, was strictly off the record. Probably alluding to striking evidence from a court record (because it is irrelevant or improper), this term came into wide use in the mid-1900s, especially with reference to persons who did not wish to be quoted by journalists. For antonyms, see go on record; just for the record. See also: off, record

off the record

COMMON If you say that your remarks are off the record, you mean that you do not want anyone to report what you said. What I'm about to tell you is off the record. The Army is now empowered to operate on a shoot-to-kill basis. That's off the record, but the facts will shortly start to speak for themselves. Note: You can also say that you speak or talk off the record. He apparently believed he was speaking off the record when he expressed this view at a conference in Tuscany. Note: An off-the-record remark is one that you do not want anyone to report. Downing Street was furious last night at further revelations of the Prime Minister's `off-the-record' remarks to journalists.See also: off, record

off the record

not made as an official or attributable statement. 1990 Charles Allen The Savage Wars of Peace I went to see him very much as somebody going in just to have a chat with him off the record after the interrogation. See also: off, record

ˌoff the ˈrecord

if you tell somebody something off the record, it is not yet official and you do not want them to repeat it publicly: If you speak to me off the record, I won’t quote you by name. ♢ It was an off-the-record remark and you shouldn’t have attached my name to it.See also: off, record

off the record

Not for publication: The senator told the reporters that his remarks were strictly off the record.See also: off, record

off the record

In confidence; unofficially. This twentieth-century expression became current in America in mid-century, used with increasing frequency by public officials giving the media information that was not for publication. Ultimately, it probably stems from an older legal term whereby a courtroom judge directs that certain evidence be struck from the court record (because it is irrelevant or improper), and at the same time instructs the jury to disregard it. See also for the record.See also: off, record