Someone who does not belong to a particular club, group, or organization. The word only makes sense against a named group: you are not a non-member in general, you are a non-member of the golf club, of the union, of the EU.

Someone who does not belong to不屬於 a particular club, group, or organization某個特定的俱樂部、團體或組織的人。The word only makes sense against a named group這個字只有對照一個指名的團體才有意義：you are not a non-member in general你不會泛泛地是個 non-member you are a non-member of the golf club, of the union, of the EU你是「高爾夫球俱樂部的」non-member、是「工會的」non-member、是「歐盟的」non-member。

It is a practical, administrative word. You meet it on signs and price lists, where the whole point is to divide people into two boxes and charge them differently: "Members £5, non-members £12".

It is a practical, administrative word它是個實用、行政性質的字。You meet it on signs and price lists你會在告示牌和價目表上看到它 where the whole point is to divide people into two boxes and charge them differently那裡的重點就是把人分成兩類、收不同的錢："Members £5, non-members £12"「會員 £5，non-members £12」。

You meet it in rules — non-members may not use the pool, non-members must be signed in by a member. And you meet it in international news, where countries that have not joined a body are non-members: "non-member states of the UN".

You meet it in rules你會在規則裡看到它 non-members may not use the poolnon-members 不能用游泳池 non-members must be signed in by a membernon-members 必須由會員帶進場登記。And you meet it in international news你也會在國際新聞裡看到它 where countries that have not joined a body are non-members沒有加入某個組織的國家就是 non-members："non-member states of the UN"像「non-member states of the UN 聯合國非會員國」。

Because it is defined only by absence, it sounds neutral and slightly cold. Nobody describes themselves warmly as a non-member; they say "I'm not a member".

Because it is defined only by absence因為它的定義只靠「沒有」這件事 it sounds neutral and slightly cold聽起來中性又有點冷淡。Nobody describes themselves warmly as a non-member沒有人會親切地形容自己是 non-member；they say "I'm not a member"他們會說「I'm not a member」。

The noun form belongs mostly to whoever is writing the rules, not to the person being described. It also works as a modifier before another noun: non-member countries, non-member guests, non-member rates. Written with or without the hyphen; "nonmember" is common in American English.

The noun form belongs mostly to whoever is writing the rules這個名詞主要屬於訂規則的人 not to the person being described不屬於被描述的那個人。It also works as a modifier before another noun它也可以放在另一個名詞前面當修飾語：non-member countriesnon-member countries 非會員國、non-member guestsnon-member guests 非會員賓客、non-member ratesnon-member rates 非會員價。Written with or without the hyphen加不加連字號都有人寫；"nonmember" is common in American English「nonmember」在美式英語裡很常見。