柯林斯词典offshoot /ˈɒfˌʃuːt/ (offshoots) 1. N-COUNT If one thing is an offshoot of another, it has developed from that other thing. 衍生物; 分支 Psychology began as a purely academic offshoot of natural philosophy. 心理学形成之初是作为自然哲学的一个纯学术分支。 返回 offshoot剑桥词典something that has developed from something larger that already existed 分支；分支机构 It's an offshoot of a much larger company based in Sydney. 这是总部设在悉尼的一家规模更大的公司的分支机构。 返回 offshoot