non-communicable

/ˌnɒn.kəˈmjuː.nɪ.kə.bəl/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌnɑːn.kəˈmjuː.nə.kə.bəl/ (ame, ipa)

non-communicable — 形容詞

1. used for diseases or health conditions that do not move from one person or host

1.形容詞C1
釋義

非傳染性的

不會在人與人間傳播的疾病

used for diseases or health conditions that do not move from one person or host to another.

例句

Heart disease is a major non-communicable illness in many countries with older populations.

心臟病在許多高齡人口較多的國家都是主要的非傳染性疾病。

collocation: non-communicable illness in public-health writing

Dr. Sade explained that diabetes is non-communicable, so Leo could visit his uncle safely.

Sade 醫師解釋糖尿病不具傳染性，因此 Leo 可以安心探望叔叔。

predicative: be non-communicable in a reassurance context

同義詞
  • noninfectious

    close medical synonym that focuses on the absence of infection or germs

  • noncontagious

    more everyday word; often stresses that direct contact will not spread the illness

  • not transmissible

    descriptive phrase rather than a fixed dictionary synonym; useful in clinical explanations

反義詞
  • communicable

    the standard public-health opposite for diseases that spread between hosts

  • infectious

    overlapping opposite used when germs can enter and multiply in the body

  • contagious

    everyday opposite that often implies spread by direct or close contact

文法句型

non-communicable disease

be non-communicable

用法筆記

Usually appears before disease nouns such as disease, illness, condition, or disorder. In public-health reports it often contrasts with communicable or infectious conditions to show that patients cannot pass the problem to others.

常見錯誤

❌Cancer is communicable, so avoid touching the patient.
✅Cancer is non-communicable, so touching the patient will not spread it.
💡'communicable' means a disease can pass between people; many serious illnesses cannot.
❌A broken leg is communicable.
✅A broken leg is non-communicable.
💡injuries do not spread from one person to another, so they belong with non-communicable conditions.