offshoot
n. 分支;支流;衍生物
复数 offshoots
例句
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。
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An offshoot of the biological approach called sociobiology suggests that aggression is natural and even desirable for people.
社会生物学是生物学方法的一个分支;据社会生物学理论表明,攻击性是与生俱来的,甚至是人类所希望得到的。
VW and its Audi offshoot sold 358, 500 cars in America last year.
大众汽车及其分支奥迪去年在美国卖出了358,500辆车。