nonproductive
/non-pruh-duhk-tiv/US // ˌnɒn prəˈdʌk tɪv //UK // (ˌnɒnprəˈdʌktɪv) //
非生产性,非生产性的,无益的,非生产型
Related Words
sterile不育,不孕不育,不育的,不育症impotent无能为力,无能,无能的人,无能的unfertile不孕不育,不育,不育症,不能生育barren不毛之地,贫瘠,贫瘠的,荒芜的depleted枯竭的,枯竭,耗尽,耗尽的drained精疲力尽,精疲力竭,精疲力尽的,精疲力竭的effete圆滑,圆滑的,圆润,高效的exhausted疲惫不堪,疲惫不堪的,筋疲力尽,精疲力竭impoverished穷困潦倒,穷困的,贫穷的,穷苦的unfruitful不结果实的,不结果实,不结果的,不结实的unproductive无益的,徒劳无功,徒劳无功的,无成效的infecund肥沃,肥沃的土壤,肥沃的,丰富unbearing不忍心,不忍直视,不忍卒睹,不忍fruitless不结果,不结果的,没有结果的,没有结果infertile不孕不育,不育,不能生育,没有生育能力
Definitions
adj.形容词 adjective
- 1
- : not productive; unproductive.
- : not worthwhile or beneficial; not leading to practical or beneficial results.
- : not producing goods directly, as employees in charge of personnel or inspectors.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Examples
Besides the overhead of slaves and nonproductive brewers, the establishment required the services of two coopers at 20 per year.
They are classed as nonproductive workers, therefore their salary scales are lower than those for productive workers.
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