A government's policy of staying out — deliberately not stepping into another country's troubles, even when it could. If a civil war breaks out somewhere and other countries decide not to send soldiers, not to arm either side, and not to try to change who wins, that is a policy of non-intervention.

A government's policy of staying out一個政府「置身事外」的政策 — deliberately not stepping into another country's troubles, even when it could——就算可以插手，也刻意不介入另一個國家的麻煩 If a civil war breaks out somewhere如果某個地方爆發內戰 and other countries decide not to send soldiers, not to arm either side, and not to try to change who wins而其他國家決定不派兵、不武裝任何一方、也不試圖去左右誰會贏 that is a policy of non-intervention那就是non-intervention（不干涉）的政策

The key word is "policy". This is not simply doing nothing because you are far away or busy. It is a chosen position, often argued for openly: that every country has the right to settle its own affairs, and that outsiders who march in usually make things worse.

The key word is 'policy'關鍵字是「policy（政策）」 This is not simply doing nothing because you are far away or busy這不只是因為你人遠、或忙而什麼都不做 It is a chosen position這是一個主動選擇的立場 often argued for openly常常有人公開為它辯護 that every country has the right to settle its own affairs認為每個國家都有權處理自己的事 and that outsiders who march in usually make things worse而外人硬闖進去通常只會把事情搞得更糟

It is a formal, political word — you meet it in newspapers, history classes, and speeches, not in conversation.

It is a formal, political word這是一個正式的政治用語 — you meet it in newspapers, history classes, and speeches, not in conversation——你會在報紙、歷史課和演講裡遇到它，不是在日常對話裡

It carries a certain weight because history has judged it both ways. Non-intervention has been praised as respect for other people's independence, and attacked as a polite name for standing by while people are killed. When someone uses the word, listen for which way they lean; the word itself is neutral, but almost nobody uses it neutrally.

It carries a certain weight because history has judged it both ways因為歷史對它有正反兩種評價，這個字帶著一定的份量 Non-intervention has been praised as respect for other people's independencenon-intervention曾被稱讚是尊重別人的獨立 and attacked as a polite name for standing by while people are killed也曾被抨擊是「眼睜睜看人被殺」的好聽說法 When someone uses the word, listen for which way they lean有人用這個字時，要聽出他偏向哪一邊 the word itself is neutral, but almost nobody uses it neutrally這個字本身是中性的，但幾乎沒有人是中性地在用它

Outside politics you sometimes hear it more loosely — a doctor's policy of non-intervention means letting the body heal on its own instead of operating, and a parent might describe their approach to a children's quarrel that way. But the political sense is the main one.

Outside politics you sometimes hear it more loosely在政治之外，你有時會聽到它比較鬆散的用法 a doctor's policy of non-intervention means letting the body heal on its own instead of operating醫生的non-intervention政策指的是讓身體自己復原，而不是動手術 and a parent might describe their approach to a children's quarrel that way父母也可能用這個詞來描述自己面對小孩吵架的處理方式 But the political sense is the main one但政治上的意思才是主要用法