non-contagious

non-contagious — adjective

1. describing an illness or medical condition that other people or animals cannot c

1.形容詞B2
釋義

describing an illness or medical condition that other people or animals cannot catch through normal contact or close exposure.

例句

The nurse told Christopher that eczema is non-contagious, so he stayed in class.

predicative: be non-contagious

Diabetes is a non-contagious disease, so Haruto could not catch it from his father.

attributive: non-contagious + disease

同義詞
  • non-infectious

    common medical equivalent, especially when doctors contrast an illness with germ-based infections

  • noncommunicable

    preferred term in public-health reports and statistics, especially for long-term diseases such as diabetes

反義詞
  • contagious

    the everyday opposite for illnesses that spread by close contact

  • infectious

    medical opposite often used when germs can spread the illness

  • communicable

    public-health opposite used for diseases that pass between hosts

文法句型

non-contagious disease

be non-contagious

用法筆記

Usually modifies disease, illness, rash, or condition. In everyday use it often reassures people that touching, living with, or sitting near someone is safe.

常見錯誤

❌I caught diabetes from my uncle because it is non-contagious.
✅I could not catch diabetes from my uncle because it is non-contagious.
💡non-contagious means the illness does not pass between people.

2. describing someone, or an affected creature, that cannot give the illness to oth

2.形容詞B2
釋義

describing someone, or an affected creature, that cannot give the illness to others at that time.

例句

After two days of medicine, Luca was non-contagious and could return to school.

predicative: be non-contagious

The doctor said Yasmin was non-contagious once her fever had been gone for a day.

medical timing: become non-contagious after symptoms ease

同義詞
  • non-infectious

    common medical equivalent for a patient, animal, or sample that can no longer spread the illness

  • no longer infectious

    plain-English wording often used by doctors when reassuring families

反義詞
  • contagious

    able to pass the illness to other people or animals

  • infectious

    still carrying germs that can spread to others

文法句型

be non-contagious

become non-contagious

用法筆記

Subject is the person or animal carrying the illness. Distinguish from sense 1, where the adjective describes the disease or condition itself.

常見錯誤

❌The flu is non-contagious now.
✅Ritu is non-contagious now.
💡use this sense for the patient or animal carrying the illness, not for the disease name.