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stand-off (n.)
[stand-off 词源字典]
also
stand-off
, 1843, "draw, tie," from the verbal phrase (c. 1600), from
stand
(v.) +
off
(adv.).
Mexican stand-off
"stalemate" is recorded from 1891.
[stand-off etymology, stand-off origin, 英语词源]