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.non-es'sential
adj. [usually before noun] not
completely necessary IM'f W; XMic — compare essential adj.ft) nriiW This is not as strong as inessential and is more common. Inessential can suggest disapproval.
X #P inessential A 3®, ffi & # ft 0 inessential A
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►
.non-essential
noun [usually pi.]: I have no money for
non-essentials. 3£ A M JSZ ft SP ^ # 4ft Jc W
nonet /nau'net; nn'net; NAmE nou'net/ noun 1 [C+sing./ pi. v.] a
group of nine people or things, especially nine musicians ft Aft; ftA~£1; ( ftta ) ftM#^0,
%
M Hi ft 'a 2 a piece of music for nine singers or musicians ftlr^ ( ft ) ; ( ft )
none the less /.nAnda'les/ (also .none the 'less) adv.
(formal) despite this fact >§lIf #PJit HE1 nevertheless: The book is too long but, nonetheless, informative and entertaining. ffiJlftl A $P 1R14 ftl @ ift
14
0 0 The problems are not serious.
Nonetheless, we shall need to tackle them soon. |ft gg A Jr, A M d IS
Ji H
im,
,non-e'vent noun (informal) an event that was
expected to be interesting, exciting and popular but is in fact very
disappointing ^AAMW^;
J3AW# EEEIanti-
CLIMAX
.non-ex'ecutive
adj. [only before noun] (BrE, business a non-executive director of a company
can give advice at a high level but does not have the power to make decisions
about the company # fj
W; # ± If #1; X
.non-e'xistent
adj. not existing; not real W; X
W:
a
non-existent problem 1$
iftlS o ‘How’s
your social life ?’ ‘Non-existent, I’m afraid. ’ WttAft
” “ISiM'&AttAXiSo ” 0 Hospital beds were scarce and medicines
were practically non-existent.
—compare
existent
adj. ► .non-e xistence noun [U]
.non-
factive adj. (grammar (of verbs zj/ji^])
talking about sth that may or may not be a true fact. ‘Believe’ and ‘doubt’ are
non-factive verbs. #i£s£W, #^f&W ( #R believe ffl doubt ) —compare contrafactive, factive
.non-'fiction
noun [U] books, articles or
texts about real facts, people and events ft X ¥ ■. I prefer reading non-fiction. o the non-fiction
section
of the library 033fiction
.non-'finite
adj. (grammar ilfife) a non-finite verb form or clause does
not show a particular tense, person or NUMBER # Rtg? (ft Pm FINITE .non-'flammable adj. not likely to bum easily
X H 1$ W: non-flammable
nightwear Tf. J| ^ $g A 033 FLAMMABLE
nong /nm];
NAmE nairj/ noun (AustralE, NZE, informal) = NING-NONG
.non-'gradable
adj. (grammar iff &) (of an
adjective jj^Wil]) that cannot be used in the comparative and superlative
forms, or be used with words like Very’ and ‘less’immw-, XftjSjKI'JiSI&ftW 033gradable .non-'human adj. not human # A3£ W: similarities between human and non-human
animals
AfP^ftfe^/j#/ ftlft WftMftft — compare human adj., inhuman(2) .non-i.dentical 'twin adj. = fraternal twin , non-inter'ven-tion (also , non-inter'fer ence) noun [u] the policy or
practice of not becoming involved in other people’s disagreements, especially
those of foreign countries ( ) AX# ► .non-inter'ven-
tion'ism noun [U] , non-inter'ven-tion-ist adj.
,
non-in'vasive adj. (of medical treatment ^
^7) not involving cutting
into the body # W W; # £ij Eft;
xsm
.non-'issue
noun a subject of little or
no importance
.non-'linear
adj. (technical A ill) that does not develop
from one thing to another in a single smooth series of stages A £114 W 033 linear
,non-ma'lignant adj. (of a tumour HtHS) not caused by cancer and
not likely to be dangerous #;K14W; [§. 14 W EEC] benign 033 malignant ,non-'native adj. 1 (of animals, plants, etc.
^f) not existing naturally in a place but
coming from somewhere else A A M W ; *31
ift W ; W 2 a
non-native speaker of a language
is one who has not spoken it from the time they first learnt to talk A ft ill
,non-ne'gotiable adj. 1 that cannot be discussed or changed Ai&gfc^W 2 (of a cheque,
etc. X. M
that cannot be changed for money by anyone except the person whose name is on
it R PH A AMftW; ^itffitW 033 negotiable 'no-no noun [sing.] (informal) a thing or a way of
behaving that is not acceptable in a particular situation
arjaw*;
, non-ob'servance
noun [u] (formal) the failure to keep
or to obey a mle, custom, etc. liS, XISAM ill#. ft
) 033 OBSERVANCE
, no-'nonsense adj. [only before noun] simple
and direct; only paying attention to important and necessary things WftJEMW; Xi&JtMW
non par eil /.nnnpa'reil;
NAmE ,na:npa'rel/ noun [sing.] (formal) a person or thing that
is better than others in a particular area ftigftftW A ( )
, non-parti'san adj. [usually before
noun] not supporting the ideas of one particular political
party or group of people strongly X'XMXJ&tf]; 033 partisan
non-1 payment noun [u] (formal) failure to pay a debt,
a tax, rent, etc. A Aft, *Aft ( AM. )
.non-'person noun (pi. ,non-'persons) a person who is
thought not to be important, or who is ignored « (iMM ) ittA; *A#f
non plussed (US also non-plused) /.nDn'plASt; NAmE ,na:n-/ adj. so surprised and
confused that you do not know what to do or say MAW; ^ ® Hi W £1771
DUMBFOUNDED
,non-pre'scrip-tion adj. (of drugs 15 pn) that
you can buy directly without a special form from a doctor A
non-pro
fes sion al adj. 1 having a job that does not need a high
level of education or special training; connected with a job of this kind A
AikW; A^AnUII training
for non-professional staff ftAAikMXWioilll 2 doing sth as a hobby rather than as a
paid job AIRikW; ikAW: non-professional actors A IR ik M M —compare professional adj., unprofessional — see also amateur adj.
.non-1 profit (BrE also .non-'profit-making)
adj. (of an organization ft]6j) without the aim of making a profit XtUUf'JA @ WW; AUftW: an independent non-profit
organization MAW# M’
ft ft <> The centre is run on a non-profit basis. j&AAAA
@ Wo o The
charity is non-profit-making, A M
# 0 W XIM
If f 'J A
, non-pro, life'ration noun
[U]
a limit to the increase in the number of nuclear and chemical weapons
that are produced ®±&rU
non-pro pri etary adj. not made by or
belonging to a particular company AAtRW;
# A M W; # A ft W: non-proprietary medicines 033 proprietary
,non-re'fund-able (also .non-re turnable) adj. (of a sum of money
Ifcl®) that cannot be returned X ft M 3S W;
X %
il ik W: a
non-refundable deposit X ii ® W iT ^ 0 a non-refundable ticket (= you cannot return
it and get your money back) XftilW®
, non-re' newable adj. (of natural resources
such as gas or oil A £$ H , H
ft % & ^ IS) 1 that cannot
be
replaced after useAt^MifW; ^ftfitW 2 that cannot be continued or repeated for a further
period of time after it has ended #2£^'ftW; XftfiSA^W: a non-renewable contract XftMI^W'p'ft 033 renewable .non- resident adj., noun
9adj. (formal) 1 (of a person or
company A^
A ft) not
living or located permanently in a particular place or country ##i£W; ##5iW 2 not living