off-premises
off-premises — 副詞
1. happening or located somewhere else, not inside a company's building or on the l
在場外
在公司建物或所屬土地之外
happening or located somewhere else, not inside a company's building or on the land it owns.
The hotel lets guests eat off-premises if they prefer a nearby restaurant.
這家飯店允許房客到場外用餐，如果他們偏好附近的餐廳。
after a verb: eat / dine / stay off-premises
Aarav stored the backup files off-premises in case of a fire at the office.
Aarav 把備份檔案存放在場外，以防辦公室發生火災。
stored / kept + off-premises for safety
Staff at the clinic are not allowed to discuss patient records off-premises.
這家診所的員工不得在場外討論病患的病歷。
The wedding caterer prepared most of the food off-premises and delivered it warm.
這位婚禮外燴在場外準備好大部分食物，再趁熱送達。
Talia parked off-premises because the factory lot was already full that morning.
Talia 把車停在場外，因為那天早上工廠的停車場已經滿了。
- on-premises
inside the building or on its grounds
- on-site
at the place where work or an event happens
用法筆記
Often contrasts with 'on-premises' or 'on-site'; typically modifies a verb of activity (eat, store, work, park) to say it happens elsewhere.
常見錯誤
off-premises — 形容詞
1. describing something that is kept, done, or based away from a company's building
場外的
位於公司建物與所屬土地之外的
describing something that is kept, done, or based away from a company's building and the land it owns.
The bank uses an off-premises server room far from its main office.
這家銀行使用一間遠離總部的場外伺服器機房。
before a noun: off-premises + server / storage / event
Kian booked an off-premises venue so the whole team could relax away from work.
Kian 訂了一個場外的場地，讓整個團隊能遠離工作好好放鬆。
off-premises venue / location
Their off-premises catering service cooks everything in a separate kitchen across town.
他們的場外外燴服務在城另一頭的獨立廚房裡烹調所有餐點。
Esme set up off-premises backups so the records would survive any office accident.
Esme 設置了場外備份，好讓這些紀錄能在任何辦公室意外中保存下來。
- on-premises
located on the company's own property
- in-house
done inside the organisation rather than outside
用法筆記
Used before the noun (attributive); the matching adverb form follows a verb instead. Distinguish from sense given under the adverb by checking whether it modifies a noun or a verb.