nonlethal

IPA/ˌnɒnˈliː.θəl/
KK[nɑnlˈiθəl]IPA/ˌnɑːnˈliː.θəl/

nonlethal — adjective

  • nonlethalpositive
  • more nonlethalcomparative
  • most nonlethalsuperlative

1. not expected to kill a person or animal, though it may still hurt, weaken, or st

1.形容詞B2
釋義

not expected to kill a person or animal, though it may still hurt, weaken, or stop them.

例句

The police used nonlethal foam bullets to stop the man at the station.

nonlethal + weapon noun

Minho carried a nonlethal spray because he walked home after midnight.

nonlethal + self-defense tool

同義詞
  • nonfatal

    Usually describes an injury, accident, or illness that did not cause death, rather than a weapon or method.

  • safe

    Broader and weaker; safe does not suggest the possibility of pain or injury.

  • harmless

    Stronger than nonlethal because it suggests no damage at all.

反義詞
  • lethal

    Likely or able to cause death.

  • deadly

    A more general word for something that causes death.

文法句型

nonlethal + noun

be + nonlethal

用法筆記

Most often used before nouns such as weapon, force, method, dose, or round. It describes something that may still injure, disable, or control someone, but is not expected to kill.

常見錯誤

❌The doctor gave him a harmless treatment.
✅The doctor gave him a nonlethal treatment.
💡Harmless means it causes no harm at all; nonlethal can still cause pain or injury without killing.