nonstructural

IPA/ˌnɒnˈstrʌk.tʃər.əl/
IPA/ˌnɑːnˈstrʌk.tʃɚ.əl/

nonstructural — 形容詞

  • nonstructuralpositive
  • more nonstructuralcomparative
  • most nonstructuralsuperlative

1. describing building components — such as interior walls, doors, and windows — th

1.形容詞B2
釋義

非結構的

非建築物主體承重結構的

describing building components — such as interior walls, doors, and windows — that do not support the weight of a building and can be changed or removed without affecting its stability

例句

Bao asked his architect whether the brick partition between the two bedrooms was nonstructural.

Bao 問他的建築師,兩間臥室之間的磚牆是否為非結構的。

indirect question: whether + was nonstructural

During office remodeling, Caio and his crew removed all nonstructural partitions to open the space.

辦公室改建期間,Caio 和他的團隊拆除了所有非結構隔間,以開闊空間。

time phrase + subject + remove + nonstructural + noun

同義詞
  • non-load-bearing

    more specific; used mainly for walls and columns that do not carry vertical weight

  • decorative

    narrower in meaning; focuses on appearance rather than engineering function

  • secondary

    broader; can describe non-essential elements in any system, not just buildings

反義詞
  • structural

    the direct opposite; refers to the main load-bearing framework of a building

  • load-bearing

    specifically describes elements that carry the weight of floors, walls, or the roof

用法筆記

Typically used before nouns such as 'wall,' 'element,' 'component,' 'part,' and 'partition.' Common in architecture, construction, renovation, and insurance contexts. May be written with a hyphen (non-structural) in some style guides, but the closed form 'nonstructural' is standard in technical usage.

常見錯誤

They removed a non structural wall to make the room bigger.
They removed a nonstructural wall to make the room bigger.
💡The prefix 'non-' combines with 'structural' as a single word, not two.
The nonstructural changes to the law were minor.
The minor changes to the law did not affect its main purpose.
💡'Nonstructural' describes physical building parts, not abstract systems or documents.