non-infectious
/ˌnɒn.ɪnˈfek.ʃəs/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌnɑːn.ɪnˈfek.ʃəs/ (ame, ipa)
non-infectious — adjective
1. describing an illness whose germs do not spread between humans, animals, or crop
describing an illness whose germs do not spread between humans, animals, or crops through contact, droplets, or shared objects
Diabetes is a non-infectious disease, so Aylin did not have to wear a mask at her grandmother's bedside.
attributive: non-infectious + disease
The school nurse explained to the worried parents that eczema is non-infectious and the children could play together safely.
predicative: is non-infectious
Heart disease and most cancers are non-infectious, yet they kill more people than viruses do each year.
Doctors classified the rash as non-infectious after Kofi's blood tests came back clear of any virus.
Asthma is a non-infectious condition, so Daichi could share his classroom and lunch table with everyone.
- noncommunicable
preferred term in WHO and public-health reports
- noncontagious
everyday equivalent; covers spread by touch or droplets
- infectious
can be passed on through germs
- contagious
can be passed on through contact or droplets
文法句型
non-infectious + disease
be non-infectious
用法筆記
Subject is almost always a disease, illness, or medical condition. Frequently used in public-health writing to reassure that close contact is safe.
常見錯誤
2. describing a person, animal, or biological sample that carries no germs capable
describing a person, animal, or biological sample that carries no germs capable of giving an illness to anyone else
Two weeks after starting treatment, Élise was officially non-infectious and could return to her job at the bakery.
predicative: declared non-infectious
The lab uses heat to make the virus samples non-infectious before students study them under the microscope.
render samples non-infectious
Doctors confirmed Ritu was non-infectious, so visitors could finally enter her hospital room without protective gowns.
Vaccines often contain a non-infectious form of the virus that teaches the body how to fight the real one.
- noncontagious
more common in daily speech for people
- inactivated
of viruses or vaccines treated to lose their power
- infectious
carrying germs that can spread to others
- contagious
carrying germs that spread through close contact
文法句型
non-infectious + person / animal / sample
用法筆記
Subject is a person, animal, or biological material (sample, vaccine, culture). Distinguish from sense 1, where the subject is the disease itself.