bono

IPA/ˌprəʊ ˈbəʊ.nəʊ/
KK[bˈono]IPA/ˌproʊ ˈboʊ.noʊ/

bono — 形容詞

  • bonopositive
  • more bonocomparative
  • most bonosuperlative

1. used for professional help, often legal help, that someone gives without chargin

1.形容詞C1
釋義

無償的

免費提供的專業服務，尤指法律服務

used for professional help, often legal help, that someone gives without charging a fee

例句

Nadia took the housing case pro bono after meeting the family.

Nadia 見到那家人後，決定無償接下這起住宅案件。

take a case pro bono

Workers with pay problems can get pro bono advice at the clinic.

有薪資問題的勞工可以在診所得到無償諮詢。

pro bono + noun

同義詞
  • unpaid

    broader and can describe any work or duty without pay, not especially professional service

  • voluntary

    stresses willing choice more than the formal no-fee professional context

  • free

    more general and informal; less precise for legal or professional work

反義詞
  • paid

    used when the worker receives money for the service

  • billable

    used especially for professional work that can be charged to a client

文法句型

pro bono + noun

work + pro bono

用法筆記

Almost always used as part of the fixed expression pro bono. It is most common for legal or other professional services that are given without a fee, not for ordinary free items or casual favors.

常見錯誤

❌The lawyer did the work bono.
✅The lawyer did the work pro bono.
💡English almost always uses bono as part of the fixed phrase 'pro bono'.
❌The clinic gave free bono advice.
✅The clinic gave pro bono advice.
💡Do not add another word before bono inside the fixed expression.