non-smoking

/ˌnɒn ˈsməʊkɪŋ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌnɑːn ˈsməʊkɪŋ/ (ame, ipa)

non-smoking — adjective

1. Used to describe an area, room, or building where people are forbidden by rules

1.形容詞B1
釋義

Used to describe an area, room, or building where people are forbidden by rules from using cigarettes or similar tobacco products.

例句

Indra booked a non-smoking room on the fifth floor of the hotel.

attributive: non-smoking + room

The restaurant has a small non-smoking section near the front window.

collocation: non-smoking section

同義詞
  • smoke-free

    near-synonym, often on signs and policy text

  • no-smoking

    informal variant; usually hyphenated when used before a noun, e.g. 'a no-smoking sign'

反義詞
  • smoking

    the older 'smoking section' label, mostly historical now

文法句型

non-smoking + [place noun]

用法筆記

Almost always placed before the noun it describes (a non-smoking floor, a non-smoking bar). Predicative use after 'be' is possible when talking about a whole venue ('the cafe is non-smoking').

常見錯誤

❌The room is no smoking.
✅The room is non-smoking.
💡use the adjective 'non-smoking', not the sign-phrase 'no smoking'.
❌a non-smoking man drinking coffee inside.
✅a non-smoker drinking coffee inside.
💡when describing the person, the noun 'non-smoker' fits better than the place-adjective.

2. Describing a person who has the habit of not using cigarettes or other tobacco p

2.形容詞B1
釋義

Describing a person who has the habit of not using cigarettes or other tobacco products.

例句

The clinic offers cheaper health insurance to non-smoking adults.

attributive: non-smoking + person noun

Kian is the only non-smoking member of the band.

同義詞
  • smoke-free

    less common for people; mostly used of places

反義詞
  • smoking

    as in 'a smoking parent' — rare; speakers usually say 'who smokes' instead

文法句型

non-smoking + [person noun]

用法筆記

Used only before the noun (a non-smoking patient, non-smoking employees). To say someone does not smoke after the verb 'be', use the noun 'non-smoker' or the phrase 'doesn't smoke'.

常見錯誤

❌I am non-smoking.
✅I am a non-smoker.' / 'I don't smoke.
💡use the noun form or the verb when describing yourself.
❌a non-smoking lung cancer
✅lung cancer in non-smoking patients
💡'non-smoking' modifies the person, not the disease.