Question

offshoot n.旁系子孙;支流;分枝;衍生物; pl:offshoots~

Accepted Answer

英[ˈɒfʃu:t]  美[ˈɔfʃut] N-COUNT分支；衍生物If one thing is an offshoot of another, it has developed from that other thing.例：Psychology began as a purely academic offshoot of natural philosophy...心理学最初是自然哲学一个纯粹的学术分支。例：Firstdirect, Midland Bank's telephone banking offshoot, has cut its Visa card rate to APR 22.2%.米特兰银行的分支机构，“第一自助”电话银行，将维萨卡的年利率降至22.2%。

单词	offshoot
音标	英[ˈɒfʃu:t] 美[ˈɔfʃut]
解释	n.旁系子孙;支流;分枝;衍生物;
例句	N-COUNT 分支；衍生物 If one thing is an offshoot of another, it has developed from that other thing. 例：Psychology began as a purely academic offshoot of natural philosophy...心理学最初是自然哲学一个纯粹的学术分支。例：Firstdirect, Midland Bank's telephone banking offshoot, has cut its Visa card rate to APR 22.2%.米特兰银行的分支机构，“第一自助”电话银行，将维萨卡的年利率降至22.2%。
变形	pl:offshoots~

Offshoot 英[ˈɒfʃu:T 美[ˈɔfʃut N.旁系子孙;支流;分枝;衍生物 N Count 分支；衍生物 Thing Developed