non-profit
non-profit — 形容詞
1. used to describe an organization, business, or activity that uses any income for
非營利的
不以營利為目的的
used to describe an organization, business, or activity that uses any income for social, educational, or charitable purposes instead of paying profits to owners or shareholders
The animal shelter is a non-profit organization that depends on public donations.
這間動物收容所是一家依賴民眾捐款的非營利組織。
attributive use: non-profit + noun
Mayumi's foundation gives out non-profit loans to small farmers in rural Kenya.
Mayumi 的基金會提供非營利貸款給肯亞偏鄉的小農戶。
non-profit as adjective before loan
The hospital was originally founded as a non-profit clinic serving low-income families.
這家醫院最初是為了服務低收入家庭而創立的非營利診所。
Many non-profit schools offer scholarships to students from poor backgrounds.
許多非營利學校為貧困家庭的學生提供獎學金。
Beatrix volunteers every weekend at a local non-profit theater group.
Beatrix 每個週末都去當地的非營利劇團擔任志工。
- not-for-profit
identical meaning, used especially in legal contexts in the US
- charitable
narrower — specifically about helping people in need, while non-profit can also cover educational, cultural, or advocacy work
- for-profit
describes a business that distributes profits to owners or shareholders
文法句型
non-profit + noun
be + non-profit
用法筆記
Attributive position (before a noun) is most common, as in 'non-profit organization'. Can also be used predicatively: 'The clinic is non-profit.'
常見錯誤
non-profit — 名詞
1. a company, charity, or group that uses all the money it earns to support its soc
非營利組織
不分配盈餘給個人的機構
a company, charity, or group that uses all the money it earns to support its social, educational, or charitable work, rather than paying profits to owners or shareholders
The Red Cross is one of the largest non-profits in the world.
紅十字會是世界上規模最大的非營利組織之一。
proper noun as non-profit example
Diya started a non-profit that teaches coding skills to teenagers in rural areas.
Diya 創立了一個非營利組織，教偏鄉青少年寫程式。
Several local non-profits worked together to clean up the polluted river.
幾個當地的非營利組織合作清理了受污染的河流。
The non-profit raised enough money to build twenty new wells in the village.
該非營利組織募到了足夠的經費，在村裡打了二十口新水井。
Sofia donates five percent of her salary to a non-profit every month.
Sofia 每月將薪水的百分之五捐給一個非營利組織。
- charity
narrower — usually implies direct relief of poverty or suffering; all charities are non-profits, but not all non-profits are charities
- foundation
a non-profit that typically holds a large fund and gives grants to other organizations
- NGO
non-governmental organization; often used for non-profits that work internationally or in advocacy
- for-profit business
a company that exists to generate profit for its owners or shareholders
文法句型
a/the + non-profit
non-profit + verb
用法筆記
Often used in the shortened form 'non-profit' as a countable noun. The full form 'non-profit organization' is common in formal writing. 'NPO' is a less frequent abbreviation.