non-smoking
/ˌnɒn ˈsməʊkɪŋ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌnɑːn ˈsməʊkɪŋ/ (ame, ipa)
non-smoking — 形容詞
1. Used to describe an area, room, or building where people are forbidden by rules
禁菸的
依規定不准吸菸的場所
Used to describe an area, room, or building where people are forbidden by rules from using cigarettes or similar tobacco products.
Indra booked a non-smoking room on the fifth floor of the hotel.
Indra 在飯店五樓訂了一間禁菸房。
attributive: non-smoking + room
The restaurant has a small non-smoking section near the front window.
這間餐廳在前窗旁邊有一個小小的禁菸區。
collocation: non-smoking section
All trains in this country have been non-smoking since 2005.
這個國家的火車自二〇〇五年起全面禁菸。
Gabriela chose a non-smoking table on the terrace so her baby could nap.
Gabriela 在露台選了一張禁菸的桌子，這樣她的寶寶才能睡個午覺。
Most offices in Taipei are now non-smoking by law.
台北大部分的辦公室現在都依法禁菸。
- smoke-free
near-synonym, often on signs and policy text
- no-smoking
informal variant; usually hyphenated when used before a noun, e.g. 'a no-smoking sign'
- smoking
the older 'smoking section' label, mostly historical now
文法句型
non-smoking + [place noun]
用法筆記
Almost always placed before the noun it describes (a non-smoking floor, a non-smoking bar). Predicative use after 'be' is possible when talking about a whole venue ('the cafe is non-smoking').
常見錯誤
2. Describing a person who has the habit of not using cigarettes or other tobacco p
不吸菸的
本身沒有吸菸習慣的人
Describing a person who has the habit of not using cigarettes or other tobacco products.
The clinic offers cheaper health insurance to non-smoking adults.
這家診所提供較便宜的健康保險給不吸菸的成年人。
attributive: non-smoking + person noun
Kian is the only non-smoking member of the band.
Kian 是樂團裡唯一不吸菸的成員。
Most non-smoking parents worry about their teenagers picking up the habit.
大多數不吸菸的家長都擔心自己的青少年染上菸癮。
Saira prefers to share an apartment with a non-smoking roommate.
Saira 比較想和不吸菸的室友合租公寓。
Companies sometimes give a small bonus to non-smoking staff each year.
有些公司每年會發一筆小獎金給不吸菸的員工。
- smoke-free
less common for people; mostly used of places
- smoking
as in 'a smoking parent' — rare; speakers usually say 'who smokes' instead
文法句型
non-smoking + [person noun]
用法筆記
Used only before the noun (a non-smoking patient, non-smoking employees). To say someone does not smoke after the verb 'be', use the noun 'non-smoker' or the phrase 'doesn't smoke'.