"offing" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 外海
• 即將發生（比喻用法）

Definition

“Offing” 是指從海岸能看到但離陸地較遠的海域，也可以比喻某事即將發生。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多用於文學和航海語境，以及正式場合。比喻用法“in the offing”意指“即將發生”。在其他語境下很少見。請勿與“off”或“offshore”混淆。常見於 “something is in the offing” 這類表達中。

Examples

A ship appeared in the offing at sunrise.

清晨，一艘船出現在**外海**。

There are fishing boats in the offing every morning.

每天早上，**外海**都有漁船。

The storm was seen moving into the offing.

暴風雨被看到正向**外海**移動。

A promotion might be in the offing if you keep working hard.

如果你繼續努力，也許晉升**即將發生**。

Change is in the offing for this neighborhood.

這個社區**即將有變革**。

With new technology in the offing, things could get easier soon.

有了**即將到來的**新技術，事情很快就會變得簡單。