1550s, "act of setting off" (on a journey, etc.), from off + set (adj.). Meaning "something 'set off' against something else, a counterbalance" is from 1769; the verb in this sense is from 1792. As a type of printing, in which the inked impression is first made on a rubber roller then transferred to paper, it is recorded from 1906.
双语例句
1. The decline in marriage has been offset by a rise in cohabitation.
结婚人数的减少由于同居人数的增加而得以弥补。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Prices have risen in order to offset the increased cost of materials.
为补偿原料成本的增加而提高了价格。
来自《权威词典》
3. The slowdown in domestic demand was offset by an increase in exports.
国内需求放缓和出口增长互相抵消了.
来自《简明英汉词典》
4. Their wage increases would be offset by higher prices.
他们增加的工资会被物价上涨所抵消.
来自《简明英汉词典》
5. They jump their prices to offset heavy expenditures.