nonviolent

/ˌnän-ˈvī-ə-lənt/ (ame, mw)

nonviolent — 形容詞

  • nonviolentpositive
  • more nonviolentcomparative
  • most nonviolentsuperlative

1. not involving physical fighting, hitting, or the use of weapons — used especiall

1.形容詞B2
釋義

非暴力

不使用武力或暴力的

not involving physical fighting, hitting, or the use of weapons — used especially for protests, resistance, or crime that deliberately avoid causing harm to people.

例句

The student protest in Taipei remained nonviolent even when police blocked the main road.

台北的學生抗議活動始終保持非暴力，即使警方封鎖了主要道路。

predicative: remained + nonviolent

Amara joined a nonviolent march in Lagos to demand clean drinking water for her neighborhood.

Amara 參加了一場在拉哥斯舉行的非暴力遊行，要求為她的社區提供乾淨飲用水。

nonviolent + march (attributive)

同義詞
  • peaceful

    broader in meaning — can describe any calm situation; nonviolent is specifically about rejecting physical force in protest or conflict

  • bloodless

    focuses on outcome (no one died) rather than the principled method; less common in political contexts

  • passive

    sometimes overlaps but implies inaction; nonviolent resistance can involve very active tactics like marches, boycotts, and sit-ins

反義詞
  • violent

    direct opposite — involving physical force or fighting

  • aggressive

    broader opposite — may include verbal hostility but overlaps in meaning

文法句型

nonviolent + noun

be + nonviolent

用法筆記

Most common in discussions of political protest, social movements, and criminal justice. The noun form 'nonviolence' is also frequent (e.g. 'a philosophy of nonviolence'). Avoid using 'nonviolent' to mean generally 'calm' or 'peaceful' in everyday contexts — it specifically refers to the deliberate rejection of physical force.

常見錯誤

❌The park was quiet and nonviolent.
✅The protest remained nonviolent even when tempers flared.
💡'nonviolent' is not a synonym for 'calm' or 'peaceful'; it specifically refers to the absence of physical force, usually in a protest or conflict context.
❌He tried to solve the problem nonviolent.
✅He tried to solve the problem using nonviolent methods.
💡'nonviolent' is an adjective, not an adverb. Use 'nonviolently' or rephrase with 'nonviolent + noun'.