nongovernmental

nongovernmental — 形容詞

  • nongovernmentalpositive
  • more nongovernmentalcomparative
  • most nongovernmentalsuperlative

1. describes a body, group, or activity that is separate from the state — set up, f

1.形容詞B2
釋義

非政府的

不歸政府管轄或經營的

describes a body, group, or activity that is separate from the state — set up, funded, and managed by private citizens rather than by any government

例句

Sana works for a nongovernmental group that brings clean water to villages in the mountains.

Sana 在一個為山區村莊提供乾淨用水的非政府組織工作。

nongovernmental + group (most frequent pattern)

Min volunteers at a nongovernmental clinic that treats patients who cannot afford hospital care.

Min 在一間為負擔不起醫院費用的患者提供治療的非政府診所當志工。

常見搭配
  • nongovernmental organization
  • nongovernmental agency
  • nongovernmental body
  • nongovernmental source
同義詞
  • private

    broader term that includes for-profit businesses; 'nongovernmental' is more precise when the contrast is specifically with the state

  • independent

    emphasizes freedom from outside control rather than the government/non-government divide

  • civil-society

    refers to the whole sector of organized social life between the state and the market; 'nongovernmental' is the adjective for one part of that sector

反義詞
  • governmental

    the direct opposite — belonging to or run by the government

  • state-run

    owned and operated by the government

文法句型

nongovernmental + organization / agency / body / group

用法筆記

Used almost exclusively before a noun (attributive position). The phrase 'nongovernmental organization' — often shortened to NGO — accounts for the vast majority of occurrences in English.

常見錯誤

She joined a non government group.
She joined a nongovernmental group.
The word is written as one unhyphenated word, not as separate words.
It is a nonprofit organization, not a governmental one.' (when meaning 'nongovernmental')
It is a nongovernmental organization.
'Nonprofit' means the group does not seek profit; 'nongovernmental' means it is not part of the government. An organization can be both, but the words describe different things.

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常用片語

  • nongovernmental organization
  • nongovernmental agency