A NEET is a young person who does not have a job, and is also not in school and not in training. The letters stand for 'not in education, employment, or training'.

A NEETNEET is是 a young person who does not have a job一個沒有工作的年輕人 and is also not in school and not in training也沒有在念書、也沒有在受訓 The letters stand for 'not in education, employment, or training'這幾個字母代表「not in education, employment, or training」（不在學、不就業、不受訓）

The word started as British government language in the late 1990s, a tidy box for people making policy. It then travelled. In Japan it became a well-known social label, and from Japanese — especially anime and internet culture — it spread around the world online.

The word started as British government language這個詞最早是英國政府的用語 in the late 1990s起源於1990年代末 a tidy box for people making policy方便制定政策的人歸類 It then travelled之後這個詞就傳到其他地方 In Japan it became a well-known social label在日本它變成一個很有名的社會標籤 and from Japanese — especially anime and internet culture再透過日文，特別是動漫和網路文化 it spread around the world online在網路上傳到全世界

In English it is still a bit official and a bit cold; newspapers use it when they talk about young people with no work and no course as a group, not when they talk kindly to one person. Though actually, in East Asia the word often carries extra feeling: worry, blame, or a joke about staying home.

In English it is still a bit official and a bit cold在英文裡這個詞還是有點公事化、有點冷 newspapers use it當報紙在講一群沒工作、沒課上的年輕人時會用它 when they talk about young people with no work and no course as a group當作一個群體來說 not when they talk kindly to one person而不是親切地講某一個人的時候 Though actually不過其實 in East Asia the word often carries extra feeling在東亞這個詞常常帶著額外的情緒 worry, blame, or a joke about staying home像是擔心、責怪，或拿宅在家開玩笑

It is not the same as 'unemployed', because an unemployed person may still be studying or on a course. And it is not the same as someone who never leaves the house; a NEET might go out, just not to work or class.

It is not the same as 'unemployed'它跟unemployed（失業）不一樣 because an unemployed person may still be studying or on a course因為失業的人可能還在念書或上課 And it is not the same as someone who never leaves the house它也不等於從不出門的人 a NEET might go out, just not to work or classNEET可能還是會出門，只是不是去工作或上課

People usually write it in capital letters.

People usually write it in capital letters一般會用大寫字母寫成NEET