non-controlled
/ˌnɒn.kənˈtrəʊld/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌnɑːn.kənˈtroʊld/ (ame, ipa)
non-controlled — adjective
1. not brought within safe limits, so a harmful condition, disease, or process keep
not brought within safe limits, so a harmful condition, disease, or process keeps spreading or getting worse.
Doctors warned that non-controlled blood pressure can damage the kidneys.
non-controlled + disease or condition noun
By May, non-controlled building along the coast had covered the old dunes.
If the infection stays non-controlled, it may spread into the lungs.
The gas leak remained non-controlled for hours after the first alarm.
- unchecked
close in formal writing; stresses that nothing is stopping the growth
- uncontrolled
more common and broader; can also describe sudden loss of control
- controlled
kept within limits or managed successfully
- contained
used when spread has been stopped
文法句型
non-controlled + problem/disease/process noun
be/stay/remain + non-controlled
用法筆記
Often used in formal writing about health, safety, planning, or environmental problems. It focuses on something harmful that keeps growing because no effective limit has been imposed.
2. used for medicines that the law leaves outside the stricter drug schedule, since
used for medicines that the law leaves outside the stricter drug schedule, since they are not treated as especially risky or habit-forming.
The chart separates controlled medicines from non-controlled ones on the shelf.
controlled and non-controlled
Layla asked whether the cough tablets were non-controlled before flying abroad.
be + non-controlled
The clinic switched to a non-controlled pain medicine after the review.
Pharmacists may store some non-controlled drugs outside the locked cabinet.
- unregulated
broader legal word; can describe many products, not only medicines
- non-scheduled
technical label used when a substance is not placed on a controlled-drug list
- controlled
subject to strict legal rules because of danger or addiction risk
- restricted
limited by rules, though often in a broader way than controlled
文法句型
non-controlled + drug/medicine/substance
be + non-controlled
controlled and non-controlled
用法筆記
This sense is about legal classification, not general safety. A non-controlled medicine may still need professional advice, but it is not handled under the strict rules used for controlled drugs.
常見錯誤
3. describes research carried out without a comparison group that stays unchanged,
describes research carried out without a comparison group that stays unchanged, so the results cannot be tested against a standard case.
The journal rejected Tamar's non-controlled trial after the first review.
non-controlled + trial
Researchers treated twelve patients in a non-controlled study at one hospital.
non-controlled + study
Because the pilot test was non-controlled, the team could not prove the cream worked.
Faisal called the classroom experiment non-controlled because no class used the old method.
- uncontrolled
the more common scientific label for the same kind of study
- controlled
includes a comparison group for checking the results
文法句型
non-controlled + study/trial/experiment
be + non-controlled
用法筆記
Used in scientific and medical evaluation. It points to study design, not to whether the treatment itself was safe or successful.