non-compliance

/ˌnɒn kəmˈplaɪəns/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌnɑːn kəmˈplaɪəns/ (ame, ipa)

non-compliance — 名詞

1. behaviour by a company, worker, or organisation that breaks the rules, laws, or

1.名詞C1
釋義

違規；不遵守

未遵守法規或行業規範

behaviour by a company, worker, or organisation that breaks the rules, laws, or industry standards they are supposed to follow.

例句

The factory was fined heavily for non-compliance with environmental safety rules.

這家工廠因違反環保安全規定而被處以高額罰款。

non-compliance with + [regulation noun]

Nora warned the small bakery that non-compliance with food hygiene laws could close the shop.

Nora 警告這間小麵包店，不遵守食品衛生法可能會讓店面被迫關閉。

subject is a regulator warning an entity

同義詞
  • violation

    stronger; suggests an active breach of a specific rule rather than failure to follow it

  • breach

    formal, often legal; usually points to one specific rule that was broken

  • infringement

    formal; typically a smaller or technical breaking of a rule or right

反義詞
  • compliance

    the act of following the rules

  • adherence

    slightly more formal; suggests careful, ongoing following of rules

文法句型

non-compliance with [rules/laws/regulations]

用法筆記

Almost always uncountable and followed by 'with' + the rule, law, standard, or regulation that was broken. Subject is typically an organisation, business, or worker, not an individual private person.

常見錯誤

❌a non-compliance happened at the factory
✅non-compliance with safety rules happened at the factory
💡the word is uncountable and almost always takes 'with + [rule]'.
❌He showed non-compliance to the law.
✅He showed non-compliance with the law.
💡the standard preposition is 'with', not 'to'.

2. a patient's failure to take prescribed medicine, attend treatment, or follow the

2.名詞C1
釋義

未遵醫囑

未按醫師指示服藥或接受治療

a patient's failure to take prescribed medicine, attend treatment, or follow the health advice that a doctor or nurse has given.

例句

Patient non-compliance with the antibiotic course can make the infection harder to treat.

病患未遵醫囑完成抗生素療程，可能讓感染更難治療。

collocation: patient non-compliance

Dr. Imran asked simple questions to find out why his elderly patients had high non-compliance rates.

Imran 醫師用簡單的問題了解年長病患為何未遵醫囑的比例偏高。

collocation: high non-compliance rates

同義詞
  • non-adherence

    preferred term in modern medical writing; sounds less blaming than non-compliance

  • treatment dropout

    informal medical English; when a patient stops the treatment completely

反義詞
  • compliance

    the patient follows the treatment as prescribed

  • adherence

    now the preferred clinical term for following a treatment plan

文法句型

patient non-compliance

non-compliance with [treatment]

用法筆記

Distinguish from sense 1: this sense is restricted to medical contexts (medicines, vaccines, treatment plans). The subject is a patient, not a company. Often appears as 'patient non-compliance' or 'non-compliance rates'.

常見錯誤

❌My son does non-compliance about his asthma inhaler.
✅My son's non-compliance with his asthma inhaler worries the doctor.
💡non-compliance is a noun describing the situation, not an action you 'do'.