non-alcoholic

non-alcoholic — adjective

1. describing a drink that has been made with no alcohol in it, so anyone can safel

1.形容詞A2
釋義

describing a drink that has been made with no alcohol in it, so anyone can safely drink it, including children, pregnant women, or people who avoid alcohol for personal or religious reasons.

例句

The wedding reception had a separate table for non-alcoholic drinks and juices.

common collocation: non-alcoholic drinks / non-alcoholic beer

Élise ordered a non-alcoholic beer while her friends drank red wine with dinner.

同義詞
  • alcohol-free

    more common on product labels and official descriptions; interchangeable in most everyday contexts

  • soft

    only in the compound 'soft drink', which usually means a carbonated non-alcoholic beverage; not a direct synonym for all drinks

反義詞
  • alcoholic

    direct opposite; contains alcohol

  • strong

    informal term for drinks with a high alcohol content, e.g. 'strong beer'

文法句型

non-alcoholic + noun (drink, beer, wine, cocktail)

be + non-alcoholic

用法筆記

Frequently used before drink-related nouns such as beer, wine, cocktail, and beverage. On product labels, 'alcohol-free' is sometimes preferred, though the two terms are largely interchangeable in everyday speech.

常見錯誤

❌I would like a non-alcohol beer, please.
✅I would like a non-alcoholic beer, please.
💡The adjective form is 'non-alcoholic' (with -ic), not 'non-alcohol'.
❌This wine is non-alcohol.
✅This wine is non-alcoholic.
💡Use the -ic adjective form in predicative position too.