off-site
off-site — adjective
1. happening, stored, or provided somewhere other than the usual office, school, fa
happening, stored, or provided somewhere other than the usual office, school, factory, or event place
The company booked an off-site meeting room near Hsinchu Station.
before noun: off-site meeting room
Our off-site backup server stays in Taichung in case Taipei floods.
collocation: off-site backup server
The training center is off-site, so staff travel there by shuttle.
Nadia uses an off-site warehouse for old medical records.
Parents signed forms before the off-site science camp began.
- off-premises
more formal and common in legal or safety writing
- external
broader; can describe outside services, not only location
- remote
often stresses distance or digital connection rather than physical placement
文法句型
off-site meeting
off-site storage
be off-site
用法筆記
Common before nouns like meeting, storage, training, and parking. After be, it describes something located away from the normal work or activity place. Distinguish from adverb sense 1, which tells where an action happens.
常見錯誤
off-site — adverb
1. at or to a place other than the usual office, venue, or work area
at or to a place other than the usual office, venue, or work area
Kenji worked off-site while the office ceiling was being repaired.
pattern: work off-site
Because the kitchen was tiny, the baker prepared the cakes off-site.
verb + off-site for work done elsewhere
Visitors must park off-site and ride a shuttle to the stadium.
During the storm, Daniel finished the safety course off-site.
The lab stored the chemical samples off-site after the leak.
文法句型
work off-site
store something off-site
park off-site
用法筆記
Usually follows a verb such as work, store, meet, train, or park. It tells where the action happens, not what kind of thing something is. Distinguish from adjective sense 1, which comes before a noun like off-site meeting.
常見錯誤
off-site — noun
1. a meeting, training day, or similar work event held away from the usual office
a meeting, training day, or similar work event held away from the usual office
Our design off-site starts at nine, so bring your hotel key card.
countable noun: design off-site
After lunch, the off-site moved from workshops to a cooking class.
The annual off-site gives new staff time to meet senior managers.
Ayana planned a one-day off-site near Sun Moon Lake.
At the off-site, sales teams shared problems from each region.
- office meeting
a meeting held at the normal workplace
- on-site meeting
an event kept at the main office or event location
文法句型
an off-site
annual off-site
team off-site
用法筆記
Common in office English for team-building or planning events. It often refers to the whole event, not just the location. Distinguish from adjective sense 1, as in off-site meeting, which only describes the event.