non-alpha bet ic (also non-alpha betical) adj. not being one of the letters of the alphabet 7 ft 7 ^ fit £ ftj; 77fifftJ — compare alphabetic ,non-ap'pearance noun [U] (formal) failure to be in a place where people expect to see you 7 St®; 7f!J^ non-at tend ance noun [U] failure to go to a place at a time or for an event where you are expected ; 7

mis;

, non-biode'grad-able adj. a substance or chemical that is non-biodegradable cannot be changed to a harmless natural state by the action of bacteria, and may therefore damage the environment ( ft gSc it # PH ):        #&t/P$ftfftj 023 BIODEGRAD­

ABLE

nonce /nvns; NAmE nccns/ adj. a nonce word or expres­sion is one that is invented for one particular occasion ( is] iff ) ifelMftJ,       R&M-fcft)

nonchalant /'nraijalant; NAmE ,na:nja'la:nt/ adj. behaving in a calm and relaxed way; giving the impres­sion that you are not feeling any anxiety Hr3cft);

Hr fif ftJ; M 7 3c 7 ftJ En?l casual : to appear/look/ sound nonchalant / #±-£ / B/f 0 ‘It’ll be fine/ she replied, with a nonchalant shrug.

“£#ftJo ” ► nonchalance /-Ians; NAmE -'la:ns/ noun [U]; an air of nonchalancety- giJtiSt7;l£:f-ftJ#7 non-cha-lant-ly adv.: He was leaning nonchalantly against the wall, ffej#

, non-citizen noun (NAmE) = alien n.(l)

, non-1 combatant noun 1 a member of the armed forces who does not actually fight in a war, for example an army doctor ( % PA 7 ft) ) # tfc 4-A M 2 in a war, a person who is not a member of the armed forces ( $#Htt$ftj )       #¥UAM H33civilian

—                 compare combatant

non-commissioned officer noun (abbr. NCO) a soldier in the army, etc. who has a rank such as sergeant or corporal, but not a high rank % ±

—                 compare commissioned officer

, non-co mmit-tal adj. not giving an opinion; not showing which side of an argument you agree with rSJS^HJ&lftJ; 7^&ft); ^$3ftJ: anon-committal reply/tone       o The doctor was

non-committal about when I could drive again., 3£7fic

—see also

commit(4) ► non-com-mit-tal-ly adv.

,non-com'pli-ance noun [U] ~ (with sth) the fact of failing or refusing to obey a rule 7 HR M.; 7 MM.; 21 fx: There are penalties for non-compliance with the fire regulations. 7317« j»ftJ*T33f^fiJM 0        022

COMPLIANCE

non compos mentis (also non compos) adj. (formal) not in a normal mental state 3)f 7      £ ftj

rinra compos mentis

nonconformist /.mmkan'faimist; NAmE .nainkan- 'fairm-/ noun 1 Nonconformist a member of a Prot­estant Church that does not follow the beliefs and practices of the Anglican Church 7 M SI #; 7 il ^ S 2 a person who does not follow normal ways of thinking or behaving 7 M if H ftjA; <7 U.(WJ±iiitS^Eft) A> non-con-form-ist, Non con form ist adj.

non-con-form-ity /.nDnkan'faimiti; NAmE .nainkan- 'fairm-/ (also non-con-form-ism) noun [U] 1 the fact of not following normal ways of thinking and behaving 7i*Mf$HE*l?E;        2 Nonconformity

the beliefs and practices of Nonconformist Churches ISttt 7fa«tilM

, non-'contact sport noun a sport in which players do not have physical contact with each other ft ftJiAWS^; ItN&M'&ftWisstj 022 contact sport non-con tribu tary adj. (of an insurance or pension plan $  # H; it $J) paid for by the employer and

not the employee £fpibJgi^JBftJ; #$H$$iJftj 032

CONTRIBUTORY

,non-con-tro'versial adj. not causing, or not likely to cause, any disagreement 7 ^ 31 &      ft); — (ft

Win controversial HldiJ This is not as strong as

| 1355      nonentity

uncontroversial, which is more common, iff 7, tf uncontroversial ®, til 1739771 0 , non-co, operation noun [u] refusal to help a person in authority by doing what they have asked you to do, especially as a form of protest 7 ft ft ( ft 39     lx. lit

ftj7[£ ) : A strike is unlikely, but some forms of non­cooperation are being considered. H17 A Rf is, fM

##a»7£fftE*R®;fc+.

, non-'count adj. (grammar i$fe) = uncountable ,non-cu'stod-ial adj. [only before noun] (law #) 1 (of a punishment Mff\) that does not involve a period of time in prison #1 Vi ftj : a non-custodial sentence/ penalty     ft)j&J<A /       2 (of a parent 5£^ct£) not

having custody of a child 3ci£]Rf5f ftj Win custodial , non-'dairy adj. [only before noun] not made with milk or cream M ftj ; # ?L ffl ft) : a non-dairy whipped topping

non de-script /'nnndiskript; NAmE 'na:n-/ adj. (disap­proving) having no interesting or unusual features or qualities 3c#liHft); 7Jfftl; €3c7t!feftJ HE] dull none tHf /n\n/ pron., adv.

mpron. ~ (of sb/sth) not one of a group of people or things; not any fft 7 “ 7; ^ :7c: None of these pens works/work. jii & #3  &M—is „ 0 We have three

sons but none of them livesAive nearby.    H7-JL

7, {0 -ffe ]| ] HP7&&ftfi£„ 0 We saw several houses but none we really liked.       Jl&T'aM-

o Tickets for Friday? Sorry we’ve got none left. Jt$] 31 ftjH?     — fifeStTo O He told me all the

news but none of it was very exciting, ftfe1§-iJT TISffWftJ Hr S » iS. '& M — # IK Fb A 'fr ftj o O ‘Is there any more milk?’‘No, none at all.’      ” “&7,

IP'S 7 o ” 0 (formal) Everybody liked him but none (= nobody) more than I.

IT»T77I 'none but (literary) only 13UX;      None

but he knew the truth. R Wfife^il      0 none 'other

than used to emphasize who or what sb/sth is, when this is surprising ( ?aiif±5 A&$-ftJ A^c^1 ) Her

first customer was none other than Mrs Blair. M ftj % — AAo have/want none of sth to refuse to accept sth'^^felg^; ff ^ ffi 7 ^: I offered to pay but he was having none of it. (SflkMiA

7ih^#0 .none the less = nonetheless ■ adv. 1 used with the and a comparative to mean ‘not at all’ ( if the IP I)     ^3c: She told

me what it meant at great length but I’m afraid I’m none

the wiser.

7PJ] S o 0 He seems none the worse for the experience.

2 used with too

and an adjective or adverb to mean ‘not at all’ or ‘not very’ ( if too »§is|l£giji5]&ffl )        She

was looking none too pleased.

GRAMMAR POINT none of

—                 When you use none of with an uncountable noun, the verb is in the singular. * none of

None of the work was done. IP

—                 When you use none of with a plural noun or pronoun, or a singular noun referring to a group of people or things, you can use either a singular or a plural verb. The singular form is used in a formal style in BrE. * none of iggfkgiSK

If]       : None of the trains is/are going to

London. iii^?!j$|P7     o None of her family

has/have been to college, ink#)—

non-en-tity /rm'nentati; NAmE nai'n-/ noun (pi. -ies) (disapproving) a person without any special qualities, who has not achieved anything important 3c ftj

A; 3cJ$tfeftJA BCD! nobody