spin-off
/ˈspɪn.ɒf/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈspɪn.ɑːf/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈspin-ˌȯf How to pronounce spin-off (audio)/ (ame, mw)
spin-off — noun
1. something new that is created or gained because a larger product, project, or pr
something new that is created or gained because a larger product, project, or process already exists.
The phone app began as a spin-off from Rodrigo's banking website redesign.
a spin-off from + larger project
Gita's school podcast became a spin-off of the history club newsletter.
a spin-off of + earlier product
Free language classes were an unexpected spin-off of Nala's volunteer project.
The research grant brought a spin-off benefit for bus drivers in Tainan.
- offshoot
close in meaning, often used for groups, ideas, or companies that grow out of a parent.
- by-product
stronger when the new result was not the main goal.
- side effect
usually focuses on an additional result rather than a new product.
- main product
the central thing a project or process was meant to produce.
文法句型
a spin-off from [product/project]
a spin-off of [process/programme]
a spin-off benefit
用法筆記
Often followed by of or from plus the larger product, project, or process. It can name either a concrete new product or a useful extra result.
常見錯誤
2. a new television, film, podcast, or online series built from characters, stories
a new television, film, podcast, or online series built from characters, stories, or the world of an earlier one.
The comedy's spin-off follows the chef who first appeared in season two.
media spin-off built from an earlier series
Iris skipped the spin-off because the original courtroom drama felt dull.
The network ordered a spin-off after fans loved the detective's daughter.
This spin-off keeps the same fantasy world but gives the villain center stage.
- companion series
emphasizes that it sits alongside the original rather than replacing it.
- franchise extension
more commercial and broader, often covering games, books, or merchandise too.
- sequel
continues the main story more directly, while a spin-off usually shifts focus.
- original series
the earlier show that the spin-off grows out of.
文法句型
a spin-off of [series/show]
watch a spin-off
a TV spin-off
用法筆記
Used especially for TV, film, podcast, and online series that keep a clear link to an earlier work. Distinguish from sense 1, which is broader and can describe any extra result or product.
常見錯誤
spin-off — verb
- spin-offpresent simple I / you / we / they
- spin-offs3rd person singular
- spin-offing-ing form
- spin-offedpast simple
1. to turn part of a larger business, show, or project into a separate product, bra
to turn part of a larger business, show, or project into a separate product, brand, or series of its own.
The studio will spin off a podcast from its travel channel next spring.
spin off + new product from parent brand
Gita's team spun off a kids' series after the cooking show became popular.
The company spun off its repair app into a separate brand.
Producers spun off the robot character into a short online cartoon.
- keep in-house
means not turning the unit into a separate product or business.
文法句型
spin off + product from + parent brand
spin off + character into + new series
用法筆記
The object is the new product, series, or brand being created. Common in business and media writing, often with from or into to show the parent source or the new identity.
常見錯誤
2. to separate from a parent company or organization and start operating as an inde
to separate from a parent company or organization and start operating as an independent unit.
The payment unit spun off from the bank and listed on its own.
spin off from + parent company
After years inside the charity, the legal team spun off as a separate group.
spin off as + separate group
The animation studio spun off from its parent company last summer.
A research centre spun off from the university and now sells software.
- break away
broader and can describe people or groups leaving, not only companies.
- hive off
business-focused and especially common in British English.
- merge back
describes returning to a parent body instead of operating alone.
文法句型
spin off from + parent company
spin off as + separate group
用法筆記
The subject is the unit that becomes independent. Often followed by from plus the parent body or as plus the new role; the focus is on the new unit breaking away.