non-binding

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non-binding — 形容詞

1. not creating a legal duty, so people may choose whether to accept it, follow it,

1.形容詞B2
釋義

無約束力的

法律上可不遵守或接受

not creating a legal duty, so people may choose whether to accept it, follow it, or act on it.

例句

The judge said the panel's advice was non-binding for city officials.

法官說，該小組的建議對市府官員沒有約束力。

predicative: be non-binding for [person/group]

Parents can treat the school's screen time advice as non-binding.

家長可以把學校的螢幕時間建議視為不具約束力。

treat [advice/rule] as non-binding

常見搭配
  • non-binding agreement
  • non-binding offer
  • non-binding vote
  • non-binding guidelines
  • non-binding letter
同義詞
  • advisory

    often used for guidance or recommendations rather than enforceable decisions

  • optional

    broader everyday word that does not specifically imply a legal context

  • unenforceable

    stronger legal word meaning a rule or agreement cannot be enforced

反義詞
  • binding

    creates a duty that the people involved must follow

  • mandatory

    emphasizes that something is required, not merely advisory

  • enforceable

    focuses on the ability to make a rule or agreement effective in law

文法句型

non-binding + agreement

non-binding + offer

non-binding + vote

non-binding + guidelines

be non-binding for [person/group]

用法筆記

Most often modifies nouns such as agreement, offer, vote, recommendation, or guideline in legal, business, and official settings. Distinguish it from optional, which only says you have a choice; non-binding specifically says there is no legal force behind the decision or document.

常見錯誤

The company made a not-binding offer.
The company made a non-binding offer.
English uses the fixed compound adjective non-binding.
The vote was optional by law.
The vote was non-binding in law.
optional suggests choice, while non-binding stresses the lack of legal force.

同根字

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • non-binding agreement
  • non-binding offer
  • non-binding vote
  • non-binding guideline
  • non-binding recommendation

常用片語

  • be non-binding for [person/group]
  • remain non-binding
  • treat as non-binding