offing的词源

英文词源

offing (n.)

in phrase in the offing, 1779, from nautical term offing "the more distant part of the sea as seen from the shore" (1620s), from off (q.v.) + noun suffix -ing (1). Originally the phrase meant "in the distant future;" modern sense of "impending" developed 1914.

中文词源

offing：即将发生的

来自off,离开，-ing,动名词后缀。

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