non-
prefix
nɒn
prefix
1
used
to
say
that
someone
or
something
is
not
a
particular
thing,
or
does
not
do
a
particular
thing
非，不（是）
in adjectives, nouns, and adverbs 构成形容词、名词和副词
non-British
visitors
非英籍游客
a
non-smoker
(=someone
who
does
not
smoke)
不吸烟的人
a
non-stop
flight
(=one
in
which
a
plane
flies
from
one
place
to
another
without
stopping
on
the
way)
直达航班
2
used
to
refer
to
a
situation
where
a
particular
action
did
not
happen
or
will
not
happen
〔某行为〕不（会）发生
in nouns 构成名词
non-payment
of
taxes
不支付税款
They
were
very
disappointed
at
his
non-appearance
(=the
fact
that
he
did
not
go
to
an
event
where
he
was
expected)
.
他们对于他缺席感到非常失望。