If a person is apolitical, they are not interested in politics — parties, campaigns, and arguments about government are not their thing. If a thing is apolitical, it is not tied to any party: an apolitical club, an apolitical decision.

If a person is apolitical如果一個人是 apolitical（不問政治的人），they are not interested in politics他們對政治沒興趣——parties, campaigns, and arguments about government are not their thing政黨、競選、還有政府方面的爭論都不是他們感興趣的事。If a thing is apolitical如果一件事物是 apolitical（不涉政治的），it is not tied to any party它就不跟任何政黨掛鉤：an apolitical club不涉政治的社團，an apolitical decision不涉政治的決定。

People use it in two slightly different ways. Sometimes it is a quiet fact: she is apolitical; she just wants to teach. Sometimes it is a claim, and others will push back: no newspaper is truly apolitical.

People use it人們使用這個字 in two slightly different ways有兩種稍微不同的方式。Sometimes it is a quiet fact有時候它只是平靜的事實: she is apolitical她是不問政治的; she just wants to teach她只是想教書。Sometimes it is a claim有時候這是一種說法, and others will push back而其他人會反駁: no newspaper is truly apolitical沒有一家報紙是真正不涉政治的。

It is a little formal — essays and news like it. You may also hear it as a noun for such a person, but the adjective is the usual form.

It is a little formal它有點正式 — essays and news like it論說文和新聞寫作喜歡用這個字。You may also hear it as a noun for such a person你也可能聽到它被當作名詞，指這樣的人, but the adjective is the usual form不過形容詞才是常見的用法。

The a- here means “not” or “without.”

The a- here這裡的字首 a- means意思是 "not" or "without."「不」或「沒有」。