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1 NOT[in adjectives, nouns, and adverbs] used to say that someone or something is not a particular thing, or does not do a particular thing 非，不(是)

non-British visitors

非英籍游客

a non-smoker (=someone who does not smoke)

不吸烟的人

a nonstop flight (=one in which a plane flies from one place to another without stopping on the way)

直飞航班

2 [in nouns] used to refer to a situation where a particular action did not happen or will not happen 〔某行为〕没有发生，不会发生

non-payment of taxes

未缴纳税款

They were very disappointed at his non-appearance (=the fact that he did not go to an event where he was expected).

他们对于他缺席感到非常失望。

Examples from the Corpus

non-• a nonalcoholic drink• The book was filled with non-characters.• a non-event

Origin non-

Old French Latin non “not”

Chinese

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