Something off-the-shelf is already made and available to buy as it is. It was not designed for one special customer. You can take the standard version off a shop shelf, or order the standard product, and use it.

something off-the-shelf 現成的東西 is already made and available to buy as it is 已經做好了，可以直接買來用。it was not designed for one special customer 不是為了某個特定客戶設計的。you can take the standard version off a shop shelf 你可以直接從店裡的架上拿標準版，or order the standard product 或訂購標準款商品，and use it 然後直接使用

Offices love this word for tools and software: an off-the-shelf program is a normal one many companies buy, not a custom one built only for you. Shops use it for goods in the same way.

for tools and software 對工具和軟體來說 offices love this word 辦公室很愛用這個詞：an off-the-shelf program 一套現成軟體 is a normal one many companies buy 是很多公司都在買的普通版本，not a custom one built only for you 而不是只為你打造的客製版。in the same way 用同樣的方式 shops use it for goods 商店也把這個詞用在商品上

It sounds practical, not fancy. Sometimes it is a small complaint: the thing works, but it is not special, and it will not fit an odd need.

it sounds practical, not fancy 這個詞聽起來很實際，不花俏。sometimes it is a small complaint 有時候這也是個小小的抱怨：the thing works 東西是能用啦，but it is not special 但沒什麼特別，and it will not fit an odd need 也不會剛好符合什麼特殊需求

It sits close to off-the-peg, though actually off-the-peg almost always means clothes, while off-the-shelf is the wider shop-and-factory word.

it sits close to off-the-peg 這個詞跟 off-the-peg 很接近，though actually off-the-peg almost always means clothes 不過 off-the-peg 幾乎都是指衣服，while off-the-shelf is the wider shop-and-factory word 而 off-the-shelf 是店家和工廠通用、範圍更廣的詞

The opposite is custom, bespoke, or tailor-made. An off-the-shelf solution can still be excellent; the phrase only says it was not built around you.

the opposite is custom, bespoke, or tailor-made 相反詞是 custom、bespoke，或 tailor-made（客製的）。an off-the-shelf solution can still be excellent 現成的解決方案還是可以很棒；the phrase only says it was not built around you 這個詞只是說它不是專門為你打造的而已