off the record 非正式的、非官方的
說明：
off the record 是 prepositional phrase，當形容詞用，動詞用 ve。原意是「不會紀錄在案」。
off the record 也可當用 viewpoint adverb，解作 unofficially。
例子：
The thing I am going to tell you is strictly off the record. Don't tell anybody.
Off the record, I was told Mary took away Jean's money.
by Thomas Shum