non-reusable

non-reusable — 形容詞

1. designed to be thrown away after one use, with no safe or practical way to clean

1.形容詞C1
釋義

拋棄式的

用過一次後就必須丟棄的

designed to be thrown away after one use, with no safe or practical way to clean, refill, or apply it a second time.

例句

The hospital switched to non-reusable plastic syringes to reduce the risk of infection between patients.

醫院改用拋棄式的塑膠針筒，以降低病患之間交叉感染的風險。

attributive: non-reusable + concrete noun (medical context)

Nora reminded the campers that the paper plates were non-reusable and belonged in the trash.

Nora 提醒露營的人，那些紙盤是拋棄式的，用完就該丟進垃圾桶。

predicative: be + non-reusable

同義詞
  • single-use

    near-identical; more common in everyday and policy language

  • disposable

    broader; emphasises being thrown away rather than the prohibition on a second use

  • throwaway

    informal; often carries a critical, anti-waste tone

反義詞
  • reusable

    the direct opposite — designed to be used many times

  • refillable

    specifically a container that can be filled again

文法句型

non-reusable + noun

be + non-reusable

用法筆記

Frequently attributive in product, medical, and environmental contexts (non-reusable syringe, non-reusable cup, non-reusable mask). When predicative, the subject is usually a concrete product the speaker is warning the listener not to clean and reuse.

常見錯誤

❌This water bottle is non-reusable so I refill it every day.
✅This water bottle is reusable so I refill it every day.
💡non-reusable means it cannot be used again; you cannot refill a non-reusable item.
❌a non-reusable idea
✅an outdated idea
💡non-reusable applies to physical products that are discarded after one use, not to ideas or arguments.