中文词源
off-limits 禁止入内
off,离开，limit,界限。比喻用法。
英文词源
- off-limits (adj.)
- "forbidden," by 1881, U.S. military academies jargon, from off (adv.) + limit (n.). Earlier (1857) it was applied to cadets, etc., who were in violation of the limitations on their movement and behavior.
实用例句
- 1. I feel it's done me good to get it off my chest.
- 我感觉吐吐苦水对我有好处。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Their first car rolls off the production line on December 16.
- 他们的第一辆车于12月16日下线。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. French soldiers squared off with a gunman at a road checkpoint.
- 在一个公路检查站法国士兵摆开架势，准备迎战一名持枪者。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. Lights reflected off dust-covered walls creating a ghostly luminescence.
- 灯光照在满是灰尘的墙上，反射回苍白的冷光。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. "Telmex" was bought off the government by a group of investors.
- 一批投资商从政府手中买下墨西哥电信公司。
来自柯林斯例句
