non-membership

/ˌnɒnˈmem.bə.ʃɪp/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌnɑːnˈmem.bɚ.ʃɪp/ (ame, ipa)

non-membership — noun

1. a situation where a person or group has not joined a club, union, party, or simi

1.名詞C2
釋義

a situation where a person or group has not joined a club, union, party, or similar organization

例句

Because of his non-membership, Lucas had to pay the full conference fee.

because of non-membership

The club explained that Noa's non-membership meant no voting rights.

someone's non-membership

同義詞
  • non-affiliation

    more formal and often used for institutions, religions, or political groups

  • outsider status

    broader and can suggest social distance, not just the formal fact of not joining

反義詞
  • membership

    the state of belonging to the group or organization

文法句型

non-membership in + group

someone's non-membership

because of non-membership

用法筆記

Often followed by in when naming the group. Common in formal writing about clubs, unions, political bodies, or access rules rather than in everyday conversation.

常見錯誤

❌Her non-membership gives her the member discount.
✅Her membership gives her the member discount.
💡non-membership means a person has not joined, so it does not bring member benefits.
❌He got a non-membership in the chess club last week.
✅He chose non-membership in the chess club last week.
💡non-membership describes a status, not something normally granted like a card or prize.

2. a policy of allowing people who are not members to enter, use, or attend somethi

2.名詞C2
釋義

a policy of allowing people who are not members to enter, use, or attend something

例句

The library's daytime non-membership lets tourists use the reading room.

policy allows access for non-members

Parents liked the pool's summer non-membership because guests could buy day passes.

non-membership + day passes

同義詞
  • open access

    broader and often used for information or services, not only membership systems

  • public access

    stresses availability to the general public rather than the absence of a membership barrier

反義詞

文法句型

an organization's non-membership

advertise non-membership

end non-membership

用法筆記

Used for organizations, venues, or services that deliberately let outsiders in. It focuses on access policy, not on the outsider's personal status as in sense 1.

常見錯誤

❌The museum's non-membership means nobody can enter without joining.
✅The museum's non-membership means people can enter without joining.
💡this sense points to openness to outsiders, not a members-only rule.
❌Her non-membership made the library open to tourists.
✅The library's non-membership made it open to tourists.
💡in this sense, non-membership belongs to the organization, not to an individual person.