1. 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。
2. 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。
3. In 2004 a second offshoot followed in China. 第二所海外大学建于2004年,中国。
4. A descendant of a race or family; an offshoot. 支族,旁系一种族或家族的后裔;支族或旁系亲属。
5. It was an offshoot of the first church we were at. 这是一个分支的第一个教会我们在。