non-manufacturing

/ˌnɒn.mæn.jəˈfæk.tʃə.rɪŋ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌnɑːn.mæn.jəˈfæk.tʃɚ.ɪŋ/ (ame, ipa)

non-manufacturing — 形容詞

1. describing companies, jobs, or parts of the economy that do not produce physical

1.形容詞C1
釋義

非製造業的

不從事工廠生產，多指服務業相關

describing companies, jobs, or parts of the economy that do not produce physical goods in factories — typically services like banking, healthcare, retail, or technology.

例句

Tyler works in the non-manufacturing sector, helping clients design websites for small bakeries.

Tyler 在非製造業部門工作，協助客戶為小型麵包店設計網站。

collocation: non-manufacturing sector

Most jobs in Iris's city are now non-manufacturing roles, such as nursing and software support.

Iris 所在城市的大多數工作如今都是非製造業職位，例如護理和軟體支援。

common attributive use with abstract nouns: roles, jobs, employment

同義詞
  • service-sector

    narrower; specifically services rather than the full non-factory range

  • tertiary

    formal economics term for the service part of the economy

反義詞
  • manufacturing

    the direct opposite — making physical goods in factories

  • industrial

    broader opposite; covers factory production and heavy industry

文法句型

non-manufacturing + noun

用法筆記

Only used before a noun (attributive); you cannot say 'this company is non-manufacturing'. Common in economic, business, and statistical writing where the contrast with factory-based industries matters.

常見錯誤

❌Our company is non-manufacturing.
✅Our company is in the non-manufacturing sector.
💡the word must sit in front of a noun, not after 'be'.
❌She has a non-manufacturing.
✅She has a non-manufacturing job.
💡it is an adjective and needs a noun after it.