off-switchn.

Brit.

/ˈɒfswɪtʃ/, U.S.

/ˈɔfˌswɪtʃ/,

/ˈɑfˌswɪtʃ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: off adj., switch n.

Etymology: < off adj. + switch n.

A switch which turns something off. Frequently (and in earliest use) figurative. Cf. on-off adj. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ceasing > [noun] > causing cessation of action or operation > one who or that which > that which

stancha1400

supersedeas1555

stop-gamble1579

stopa1586

supra sedeas1615

stop-game1659

to put a stopper on1828

off-switch1897

shut-off1951

1897 W. J. Locke Derelicts viii. 137 An answer was on his lips, but, happening to look round, he caught Mrs Winstanley's ironical glance, an off-switch to sentiment.

1972 R. Ludlum Osterman Weekend iii. 47 All you have to do is to push the OFF switch and the machine stops.

1995 Empire May 140/1 Doom has..the kind of violence that would make any respectable parent hit the off switch.

2002 Windsor (Ont.) Star (Nexis) 23 Sept. c1 When Ralph is getting a tad wound up..she sticks her finger in his bellybutton to push the ‘Off’ switch.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	off-switch
释义	off-switchn. Brit. /ˈɒfswɪtʃ/, U.S. /ˈɔfˌswɪtʃ/, /ˈɑfˌswɪtʃ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: off adj., switch n. Etymology: < off adj. + switch n. A switch which turns something off. Frequently (and in earliest use) figurative. Cf. on-off adj. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ceasing > [noun] > causing cessation of action or operation > one who or that which > that which stancha1400 supersedeas1555 stop-gamble1579 stopa1586 supra sedeas1615 stop-game1659 to put a stopper on1828 off-switch1897 shut-off1951 1897 W. J. Locke Derelicts viii. 137 An answer was on his lips, but, happening to look round, he caught Mrs Winstanley's ironical glance, an off-switch to sentiment. 1972 R. Ludlum Osterman Weekend iii. 47 All you have to do is to push the OFF switch and the machine stops. 1995 Empire May 140/1 Doom has..the kind of violence that would make any respectable parent hit the off switch. 2002 Windsor (Ont.) Star (Nexis) 23 Sept. c1 When Ralph is getting a tad wound up..she sticks her finger in his bellybutton to push the ‘Off’ switch. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1897
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