On a form, N/A means you should not try to answer that question — it does not fit you. If a box says “name of husband or wife” and you are not married, you write N/A instead of inventing something or leaving a blank that looks like you forgot. People read it letter by letter, “N A,” or as “not applicable”: this item does not apply.

On a form在表格上 N/A N/A means意思是 you你 should not try to answer不用去回答 that question那一題 — it它 does not fit you不適用在你身上。 If如果 a box一個欄位 says寫著 “name of husband or wife”配偶姓名 and you are not married而你未婚 you你 write N/A就寫 N/A instead of而不是 inventing something編一個答案 or leaving a blank that looks like you forgot或留一個看起來像你忘了填的空白。 People人們 read it letter by letter會一個字母一個字母唸 “N A,” N、A or as或唸成 “not applicable” not applicable： this item這一項 does not apply不適用。

It is almost only written.

It它 is almost only written幾乎只出現在書面上。

Though actually, everyday use is messier than the tidy dictionary line. People also write N/A when they mean “I haven't got this” or “not available” — no data, no product, no answer. Offices are not always careful about which one they intend, so you read it from the form around it.

Though actually不過其實 everyday use日常的用法 than the tidy dictionary line比字典上整齊的那一行 is messier要亂一些。 People人們 when they mean想說的是 “I haven't got this”我沒有這個 or “not available”或無法提供的時候 also write N/A也會寫 N/A — no data沒有資料、 no product沒有產品、 no answer沒有答案。 Offices辦公室的人 about which one they intend對自己指的是哪一種 are not always careful並不總是很講究 so所以 you你 from the form around it要從旁邊的表格內容 read it把意思讀出來。

It does not mean “I don't know.”

It它 does not mean不是指 “I don't know.”我不知道。