non-work
/ˌnɒnˈwɜːk/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌnɑːnˈwɝːk/ (ame, ipa)
non-work — 名詞
1. the periods, activities, or aspects of life that fall outside one's paid job — f
非工作時間
工作以外的時間或活動
the periods, activities, or aspects of life that fall outside one's paid job — for example, time spent with family, hobbies, rest, or running personal errands.
Pedro tries to keep non-work and his career as a nurse strictly separate.
Pedro 試著把護理師工作和非工作時間嚴格分開。
contrast with work in same sentence
The survey asked employees how many hours of non-work they had each week.
這份調查詢問員工每週有多少小時的非工作時間。
collocation: hours of non-work
Antonia uses her non-work to volunteer at the animal shelter on Saturdays.
Antonia 利用她的非工作時間，每週六去動物收容所當志工。
After the new policy, non-work for night-shift staff finally felt protected.
新政策實施後，夜班員工的非工作時間總算受到保障。
Hassan said that reading and cooking made up most of his non-work.
Hassan 說，他的非工作時間多半都拿來閱讀和做菜。
- free time
everyday equivalent; what most speakers actually say
- personal time
common in HR contexts; emphasises ownership of the hours
- leisure
broader; includes enjoyable activity, not just absence of work
- work
the direct opposite, used in the same formal contexts
文法句型
uncountable noun
用法筆記
Uncountable; never pluralised. Usually appears in formal HR, management, or work-life-balance writing rather than everyday speech, where speakers prefer 'free time', 'personal time', or 'time off'.
常見錯誤
non-work — 形容詞
1. describing an activity, period, conversation, or item that is separate from some
非工作的
與工作無關、屬於個人生活的
describing an activity, period, conversation, or item that is separate from someone's paid job and belongs to their personal life.
Nila keeps a second phone just for non-work calls from her family.
Nila 另外準備了一支手機，專門接家人打來的非工作電話。
non-work + concrete noun (calls)
The team agreed not to send each other non-work messages after ten at night.
團隊約定晚上十點後，不再互傳非工作的訊息。
collocation: non-work messages / emails
Mert spent his non-work hours teaching his daughter how to ride a bike.
Mert 把非工作的時段都拿來教女兒騎腳踏車。
Karim avoided non-work topics during the interview to stay professional.
Karim 在面試時避開非工作的話題，讓自己保持專業。
Pim joined a hiking group to make some non-work friends in the city.
Pim 加入登山社團，想在這個城市交到幾個非工作上的朋友。
- personal
the most natural everyday alternative
- private
stresses that the matter is not employer's business
- recreational
narrower; only for activities done for enjoyment
- work-related
the direct opposite, also attributive
- professional
emphasises the job-side of the contrast
文法句型
non-work + noun
用法筆記
Attributive only — sits before a noun (non-work hours, non-work email). It cannot follow a linking verb; saying 'the meeting was non-work' is unnatural. Use 'not work-related' or 'personal' in that position.