non-culinary

/ˌnɒnˈkʌl.ɪ.nər.i/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌnɑːnˈkʌl.ə.ner.i/ (ame, ipa)

non-culinary — 形容詞

1. describing something that has nothing to do with food, cooking, or the kitchen —

1.形容詞C1
釋義

非烹飪的

與食物、烹飪或廚房無關的

describing something that has nothing to do with food, cooking, or the kitchen — usually said to distinguish a different purpose for an object, a job, or a skill that people might otherwise expect to involve preparing meals.

例句

Niran uses the kitchen scissors for non-culinary tasks like opening parcels and trimming flower stems.

Niran 把廚房剪刀用在非烹飪的用途上，例如拆包裹和修剪花莖。

attributive: non-culinary + plural noun

The chef's knife has many non-culinary uses around Padma's workshop, from cutting twine to scoring leather.

主廚刀在 Padma 的工作室裡有許多非烹飪的用途，從切麻繩到刻劃皮革都用得上。

collocation: non-culinary uses

同義詞
  • non-food

    more general — anything not classed as food, often used of products or industries

  • non-gastronomic

    rare and very formal; tends to describe cultural or aesthetic experiences rather than tools or jobs

反義詞
  • culinary

    relating to cooking, food preparation, or the kitchen

  • gastronomic

    relating to fine food and the art of eating, slightly more about taste experience than cooking technique

文法句型

non-culinary + noun

be non-culinary

用法筆記

Almost always used attributively before a noun (non-culinary use / job / skill / application) to mark a contrast with a food or cooking context that the reader already has in mind. Rarely used in everyday speech — more common in articles, course descriptions, and product copy.

常見錯誤

❌The book is non-culinary.
✅The book is about a non-culinary topic.
💡speakers usually attach non-culinary to a noun rather than leave it as a bare predicate.