offset
中文来自 ECDICT
- n.
- 抵消，把...并列，旁系，支管，用胶印法印
- vt.
- 弥补，抵消，胶印
- vi.
- 装支管
- n.
- 偏移量
构词拆分
词源说明
From off- + set, used to construct the noun form of the verb to set off. Compare Middle English ofsetten (“to encumber, harass, beset, besiege”), from Old English ofsettan (“to press, oppress, overwhelm, crush”).
释义（英文）
名词 Noun
- Anything that acts as counterbalance; a compensating equivalent.
- (international trade) A form of countertrade arrangement, in which the seller agrees to purchase within a set time frame products of a certain value from the buying country. This kind of agreement may be used in large international public sector contracts such as arms sales.
- (c. 1555) A time at which something begins; outset.
- (printing, often attributive) The offset printing