请问off-shoot是什么意思？

off-shoot没找到，只有offshoot

新牛津英汉双解大词典

offshoot

noun

a side shoot or branch on a plant

（植物的）旁枝，分枝

a thing that originated or developed from something else

衍生事件

eg：commercial offshoots of universities.

各所大学衍生出来的商业性业务或机构。