non-responsive
non-responsive — 形容詞
1. failing to do anything when you give it commands or try to change how it behaves
無反應的
機器或系統不聽指令、停止運作
failing to do anything when you give it commands or try to change how it behaves, especially a machine, program, or system.
The old printer went non-responsive and ignored every button Theo pressed.
那台舊印表機變得毫無反應，Theo 按什麼鍵都沒用。
subject is a machine or device
After the update, the banking app became non-responsive to every tap on the screen.
更新之後，這個銀行 App 對螢幕上的每一次點擊都沒有反應。
non-responsive to + noun for what it ignores
The brakes felt non-responsive, so Gabriela pulled the car over right away.
煞車踩起來沒有反應，Gabriela 立刻把車停到路邊。
Engineers found the sensor non-responsive during the morning safety check.
工程師在早上的安全檢查中發現那個感測器毫無反應。
- unresponsive
the more common spelling; means the same thing
- dead
informal; suggests the device shows no power or signal at all
- responsive
reacts quickly to commands or input
文法句型
non-responsive to + noun
用法筆記
Subject is usually a device, program, or control (printer, app, brakes); often paired with 'non-responsive to' naming the input it ignores.
2. refusing or failing to reply when someone asks you something or tries to reach y
不回應的
問了也不回答、聯絡不上的
refusing or failing to reply when someone asks you something or tries to reach you.
The witness stayed non-responsive when the lawyer asked about the missing money.
律師問到那筆不見的錢時，證人始終不肯回應。
person stays silent under questioning
Our supplier has been non-responsive to emails for the whole week.
整個禮拜我們的供應商都不回覆任何電子郵件。
non-responsive to + noun for the ignored contact
Bilal grew non-responsive whenever his parents asked about his grades.
每次父母問起成績，Bilal 就變得不太想回應。
The customer line was non-responsive, so Anya wrote a complaint instead.
客服專線一直沒人回應，所以 Anya 改用文字投訴。
- uncommunicative
stresses unwillingness to share information
- evasive
suggests deliberately dodging the question
- forthcoming
willing to answer openly
文法句型
non-responsive to + noun
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1: here the subject is a person or contact who chooses not to reply, not a machine that has failed.
3. of an illness, showing no improvement after a medicine or treatment is given.
治療無效的
病況用藥或療程後仍未好轉
of an illness, showing no improvement after a medicine or treatment is given.
The infection was non-responsive to the first antibiotic, so doctors tried a stronger one.
感染對第一種抗生素沒有反應，醫師只好換更強的藥。
non-responsive to + treatment noun
Sofie's tumour stayed non-responsive after three rounds of chemotherapy.
做了三輪化療後，Sofie 的腫瘤還是沒有起色。
Because the rash was non-responsive to the cream, the nurse booked more tests.
因為那塊疹子擦藥也不見好轉，護理師安排了更多檢查。
Doctors call the disease non-responsive once standard drugs no longer help.
一旦標準藥物都不再有效，醫師就會說這個疾病已無反應。
- resistant
common in 'drug-resistant'; stresses active resistance to treatment
- refractory
formal medical term for a condition that will not respond
- treatable
able to be cured or improved by treatment
文法句型
non-responsive to + noun
用法筆記
Subject is an illness, tumour, or symptom, not the patient; almost always followed by 'to' plus the treatment that failed.
4. of a person, not moving, speaking, or reacting at all because they are knocked o
失去意識的
人昏迷或重病，毫無動作或反應
of a person, not moving, speaking, or reacting at all because they are knocked out or seriously ill.
Paramedics found the driver non-responsive and slumped over the wheel.
救護人員發現駕駛失去意識，整個人趴在方向盤上。
describes an unconscious person at a scene
When Daichi collapsed at the gym, he lay non-responsive on the floor.
Daichi 在健身房倒下後，毫無反應地躺在地上。
The nurse shook the patient gently, but the old man stayed non-responsive.
護理師輕輕搖了搖病人，但那位老先生仍然沒有反應。
After the fall, the toddler was non-responsive for a few frightening seconds.
摔倒之後，那名幼兒有幾秒鐘嚇人地毫無反應。
- unconscious
stresses total loss of awareness
- comatose
stronger; describes a deep, lasting unconscious state
- alert
fully awake and reacting to surroundings
用法筆記
Subject is a person; the cause is loss of consciousness or grave illness. Distinguish from sense 2, where a person simply chooses not to reply.