non-user

non-user — noun

1. a person who chooses not to use a particular service, product, or substance, suc

1.名詞C1
釋義

a person who chooses not to use a particular service, product, or substance, such as a public facility or an addictive drug

例句

The city council surveyed non-users of the public library to learn why they stayed away.

non-user of + [public facility]

As a lifelong non-user of tobacco, Eleni was shocked by the smell inside the smoking lounge.

non-user of + [substance]

同義詞
  • abstainer

    more common for substances like alcohol or drugs; carries a sense of deliberate choice

  • non-participant

    broader; refers to someone not taking part in an activity or programme rather than not using a thing

反義詞
  • user

    the direct opposite; someone who does use the service, product, or substance

文法句型

non-user of [thing]

用法筆記

Frequently paired with 'of' plus a noun naming the unused thing. Often contrasted with 'user' or 'users' in research, public-health, and policy writing.

常見錯誤

❌She is a non-user the gym.
✅She is a non-user of the gym.
💡the preposition 'of' is required between 'non-user' and the thing not used.
❌He is non-user of alcohol.
✅He is a non-user of alcohol.
💡singular countable noun needs an article.