non-renewable
/ˌnɒn rɪˈnjuːəbl/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌnɑːn rɪˈnuːəbl/ (ame, ipa)
non-renewable — 形容詞
1. used for things such as oil, coal, or gas that exist in a fixed amount and do no
不可再生
用完後無法補回的
used for things such as oil, coal, or gas that exist in a fixed amount and do not come back once people use them up.
Coal remains a <hl>non-renewable</hl> fuel, so the mine will empty one day.
煤仍是不可再生燃料，所以礦坑總有一天會採空。
collocation: non-renewable fuel
Yara's science class compared <hl>non-renewable</hl> gas with wind power.
Yara 的自然課把不可再生的天然氣和風力發電拿來比較。
The island still depends on <hl>non-renewable</hl> diesel for most of its electricity.
那座島目前大多靠不可再生的柴油來發電。
Engineers want fewer <hl>non-renewable</hl> materials in the new battery design.
工程師希望新電池設計少用不可再生材料。
- finite
broader; any amount with a limit, not only energy or materials
- exhaustible
more formal; stresses that use can empty the supply
- depletable
technical; focuses on gradual reduction through use
- renewable
can be replaced naturally or produced again after use
- replenishable
emphasizes that the supply can be filled again
文法句型
non-renewable + fuel/resource/material
be + non-renewable
用法筆記
Most often modifies fuel, energy, resource, or material nouns in environmental discussions. It contrasts with renewable, which describes things that can be replaced naturally or repeatedly.
2. used for a contract, pass, permit, or similar document that ends on a set date a
不可續期
到期後不能延長的
used for a contract, pass, permit, or similar document that ends on a set date and cannot be extended into another period.
The gym sold a <hl>non-renewable</hl> three-month pass for summer visitors.
健身房賣給暑期旅客一種不可續期的三個月通行證。
collocation: non-renewable pass
Ryo accepted a <hl>non-renewable</hl> one-year teaching contract in Busan.
Ryo 接下在釜山的一年期教職合約，而且不可續期。
Hoa's parking permit is <hl>non-renewable</hl>, so a new form is needed in June.
Hoa 的停車證不可續期，所以六月得重新申請新表格。
The visa sticker was clearly marked <hl>non-renewable</hl> at the airport desk.
那張簽證貼紙在機場櫃台被清楚標成不可續期。
- fixed-term
close for jobs or agreements with a set end date
- non-extendable
close in meaning; emphasizes that extra time is not allowed
- renewable
can be extended for another period
- extendable
focuses on the possibility of adding more time
文法句型
non-renewable + contract/permit/visa/pass
be + non-renewable
用法筆記
Most often modifies nouns such as contract, visa, permit, pass, or lease. It focuses on the rule that no extra time can be granted after the end date, not on whether the document is valid before then.