nonrenewable

nonrenewable — 形容詞

  • nonrenewablepositive
  • more nonrenewablecomparative
  • most nonrenewablesuperlative

1. describes a natural material, especially a fuel such as coal, oil, or natural ga

1.形容詞B2
釋義

不可再生

用完無法補充的（資源、燃料）

describes a natural material, especially a fuel such as coal, oil, or natural gas, that exists in a fixed amount on Earth and will be completely used up one day because natural processes cannot create a new supply within a human lifetime

例句

Many power plants still depend on nonrenewable resources such as coal and oil.

許多發電廠仍依賴煤和石油這類不可再生資源。

collocation: nonrenewable resources

Minh's town plans to replace nonrenewable energy sources with solar and wind power.

Minh 的城鎮計劃用太陽能和風力取代不可再生能源。

collocation: nonrenewable energy sources

同義詞
  • exhaustible

    more formal and less common; focuses on the fact that the supply can be emptied

  • finite

    broader in meaning; describes anything that has a limit, not just fuels

  • depletable

    rare in everyday speech; used in technical economics writing

反義詞
  • renewable

    the direct opposite; describes energy sources that can be replaced naturally (sun, wind, water)

  • inexhaustible

    emphasizes that a supply will never run out; less common than renewable

用法筆記

Most often appears before nouns such as resource, energy, fuel, and material. A second, less common use describes agreements, permits, or licenses that cannot be extended when they expire.

常見錯誤

❌Coal is a nonrenewable because it runs out.
✅Coal is a nonrenewable resource because it cannot be replaced once it is used.
💡nonrenewable is an adjective, not a noun; it must modify a noun such as 'resource' or 'fuel'.