hands-off

/ˌhændz ˈɒf/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌhændz ˈɔːf/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈhan(d)z-ˈȯf/ (ame, mw)

hands-off — 形容詞

1. A hands-off manager, parent, or way of running things gives other people the fre

1.形容詞B2
釋義

不干涉的

讓他人自行決定而不加控制的態度或做法

A hands-off manager, parent, or way of running things gives other people the freedom to decide and act for themselves, stepping back instead of checking or directing every detail.

例句

Amara's hands-off management style let her team find creative answers on their own.

Amara 不干涉的管理風格,讓她的團隊能夠自己找出有創意的解答。

collocation: hands-off management

The head teacher kept a hands-off approach, letting the children plan the garden themselves.

校長採取不干涉的態度,放手讓孩子們自己規劃花園。

同義詞
  • laissez-faire

    more formal; often used in economics and politics

  • non-interventionist

    more formal; common in policy and government contexts

  • delegating

    focuses specifically on handing tasks to others rather than on the overall attitude

反義詞
  • hands-on

    directly involved in managing or doing the work

  • micromanaging

    controlling every small detail in a way that feels excessive

文法句型

hands-off + approach/style/management/role

用法筆記

Almost always used before a noun (attributive position). Most commonly paired with approach, style, management, role, parent, policy, or culture. When used predicatively (e.g. 'his style is hands-off'), it often appears with degree modifiers like too, very, or fairly.

常見錯誤

I made a hands-off remark about the weather.
I made an offhand remark about the weather.
💡hands-off means not interfering or controlling; offhand means casual or unprepared.