off-the-job

IPA/ˌɒf.ðəˈdʒɒb/
IPA/ˌɑːf.ðəˈdʒɑːb/

off-the-job — 形容詞

1. done or happening away from your usual workplace, especially for training or lea

1.形容詞B2
釋義

非在職

在工作場所以外進行的訓練或學習

done or happening away from your usual workplace, especially for training or learning

例句

Bilal signed up for an off-the-job training course in first aid.

Bilal 報名了一門急救方面的非在職培訓課程。

collocation: off-the-job training

The company pays for off-the-job learning at the local college.

公司為在當地大學進行的非在職學習支付費用。

同義詞
  • external

    broader — can describe anything from outside an organisation (external audit, external consultant), not limited to training

  • classroom-based

    narrower — implies a physical classroom; off-the-job training can also be online or at a conference

反義詞
  • on-the-job

    training or learning that happens while actually doing the work itself

文法句型

off-the-job + training/learning/study/course

用法筆記

Almost always used before a noun describing education or development: training, learning, study, courses, or workshops. Rarely used as a predicate.

常見錯誤

❌The training was off-the-job.
✅It was off-the-job training.
💡off-the-job is almost always used before a noun, not as a predicate.
❌off the job training
✅off-the-job training
💡the hyphens are required when the phrase appears before a noun.