spin-off
/ˈspɪn.ɒf/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈspɪn.ɑːf/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈspin-ˌȯf How to pronounce spin-off (audio)/ (ame, mw)
spin-off — 名詞
1. something new that is created or gained because a larger product, project, or pr
衍生成果
從較大產品或計畫延伸出的新成果
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.
這個手機 App 原本是 Rodrigo 銀行網站改版計畫的衍生成果。
a spin-off from + larger project
Gita's school podcast became a spin-off of the history club newsletter.
Gita 學校的 Podcast 後來成了歷史社通訊的衍生成果。
a spin-off of + earlier product
Free language classes were an unexpected spin-off of Nala's volunteer project.
免費語言課是 Nala 志工計畫帶來的意外衍生成果。
The research grant brought a spin-off benefit for bus drivers in Tainan.
那筆研究補助替台南的公車司機帶來了附帶好處。
- 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
衍生劇
沿用原作角色或世界觀的新節目
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.
這部衍生劇跟著那位第二季首次登場的廚師發展故事。
media spin-off built from an earlier series
Iris skipped the spin-off because the original courtroom drama felt dull.
Iris 沒看那部衍生劇，因為原本的法庭劇太無聊。
The network ordered a spin-off after fans loved the detective's daughter.
粉絲很喜歡那位偵探的女兒，所以電視台訂了這部衍生劇。
This spin-off keeps the same fantasy world but gives the villain center stage.
這部衍生劇保留同一個奇幻世界，但讓反派成了主角。
- 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 — 動詞
- 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
另行推出
把原有品牌的一部分另外推出成新產品或節目
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.
那家製作公司明年春天會從旅遊頻道另行推出一檔 Podcast。
spin off + new product from parent brand
Gita's team spun off a kids' series after the cooking show became popular.
Gita 的團隊在那個料理節目走紅後，另行推出了一部兒少影集。
The company spun off its repair app into a separate brand.
那家公司把維修 App 另行推出成獨立品牌。
Producers spun off the robot character into a short online cartoon.
製作人把那個機器人角色另行推出成短篇網路卡通。
- 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
分拆出去
從母公司拆出去並獨立運作
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.
那個支付部門從銀行分拆出去後，自己單獨上市。
spin off from + parent company
After years inside the charity, the legal team spun off as a separate group.
在慈善機構裡待了多年後，法務團隊分拆出去成了獨立小組。
spin off as + separate group
The animation studio spun off from its parent company last summer.
那家動畫工作室去年夏天從母公司分拆出去。
A research centre spun off from the university and now sells software.
一個研究中心從大學分拆出去，現在開始賣軟體。
- 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.