ngo

/ˌen dʒiː ˈəʊ/ (bre, ipa) · [ɛŋɡˈo] /ˌen dʒiː ˈəʊ/ (ame, ipa)

ngo — 名詞

  • ngosingular
  • ngosplural

1. a group that works for social or political goals without being part of a governm

1.名詞C1
釋義

非政府組織

不屬政府的公益組織

a group that works for social or political goals without being part of a government; the word is a short form of 'non-governmental organization'

例句

Ayesha spent the summer teaching reading skills for a rural NGO in Nepal.

Ayesha 暑假在尼泊爾一個鄉村非政府組織教閱讀技巧。

work for an NGO in development projects

The mayor met two local NGOs after the flood damaged hundreds of homes.

洪水毀掉數百間房屋後,市長會見了兩個地方 NGO。

plural NGOs in disaster response

同義詞
  • nonprofit

    broader term for an organization that does not aim to make profit; not every nonprofit works in public policy

  • charity

    often focuses on fundraising or direct help, while an NGO may also campaign or do research

  • aid agency

    usually refers more specifically to groups delivering relief or development help

反義詞

文法句型

an NGO

plural NGOs

NGO + noun (worker, project, report)

用法筆記

Usually written in capital letters as 'NGO'. It is commonly used as a countable noun with an article or plural ending, such as 'an NGO' or 'several NGOs', especially in news, development, and policy writing.

常見錯誤

My uncle started a NGO last year.
My uncle started an NGO last year.
💡Use 'an' because the first sound of 'N' is a vowel sound.
The health ministry is an NGO.
The health ministry is a government department, not an NGO.
💡An NGO is independent from the government.