non-convertible
/ˌnɒn.kənˈvɜː.tə.bəl/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌnɑːn.kənˈvɝː.t̬ə.bəl/ (ame, ipa)
non-convertible — 形容詞
1. describing a currency or financial asset that the issuing country's rules will n
不可兌換的
受管制無法自由換成外幣或他種資產的
describing a currency or financial asset that the issuing country's rules will not allow people to swap freely for foreign money on open markets
Mayumi was warned that the local salary would be paid in a non-convertible currency she could not exchange abroad.
Mayumi 被告知當地的薪水會以一種不可兌換的貨幣支付，她沒辦法拿到國外去換錢。
attributive: non-convertible + currency
Most of Sade's savings were stuck in a non-convertible account that the central bank had frozen during the crisis.
Sade 大部分的存款都卡在一個不可兌換的帳戶裡，央行在危機期間把它凍結了。
collocation: non-convertible account / funds
Foreign workers in the 1980s often received bonuses in non-convertible roubles, which were almost useless outside the Soviet bloc.
1980 年代外籍勞工常常領到不可兌換的盧布作為獎金，這些錢在蘇聯陣營以外的地方幾乎沒什麼用。
The new investor learned that shares in the state oil company were non-convertible into foreign currency without government approval.
這位新投資人才知道，那家國營石油公司的股份未經政府核准，是不可兌換成外幣的。
Owen learned too late that his bond was non-convertible and could not become company shares.
Owen 太晚才發現，他那張債券是不可兌換的，沒辦法變成公司股票。
- blocked
of currency or funds: prevented by regulation from leaving the country; narrower than non-convertible
- inconvertible
near-synonym, slightly more formal and dated; same finance meaning
- restricted
broader: any limit on use, not only exchange
- convertible
can be freely exchanged for another currency or converted into shares
文法句型
non-convertible + currency/funds
用法筆記
Mostly used in finance and economics writing. The opposite, 'convertible', describes money or securities that can be freely exchanged or converted into another form (foreign currency, company shares, etc.).