non-volcanic
/ˌnɒn.vɒlˈkæn.ɪk/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌnɑːn.vɑːlˈkæn.ɪk/ (ame, ipa)
non-volcanic — 形容詞
1. describing a rock, mountain, island, or area whose formation has nothing to do w
非火山的
與火山活動無關的
describing a rock, mountain, island, or area whose formation has nothing to do with a volcano or with the hot melted rock that comes out of one.
The northern half of Iceland sits on non-volcanic terrain shaped by ancient glaciers.
冰島北部坐落於一片非火山的地形，是由遠古冰川所塑造。
attributive: non-volcanic + terrain in earth-science writing
Yumi's geology class compared the volcanic peaks of Japan with the non-volcanic mountains of Taiwan.
Yumi 的地質課拿日本的火山山峰與台灣的非火山山脈作比較。
contrastive pairing: volcanic vs. non-volcanic mountains
The Bahamas are non-volcanic islands built up over millions of years from coral and shells.
巴哈馬群島是非火山的島嶼，經數百萬年由珊瑚與貝殼累積而成。
Geologists at the conference argued that the small earthquake had a non-volcanic cause.
與會的地質學家主張這次小規模地震的成因與火山活動無關。
Most of the hot springs in this region are non-volcanic and warmed by deep rocks instead of magma.
這一帶的溫泉大多屬於非火山性，是由地底深處的岩石加熱，而不是岩漿。
- tectonic
specifically formed by plate movement, a common type of non-volcanic origin
- sedimentary
formed by layered deposits; one common kind of non-volcanic rock
文法句型
non-volcanic + noun
用法筆記
Almost always used attributively before a noun (terrain, island, mountain, rock, cause). Rare in everyday speech; common in earth-science writing and travel-geology contexts.