Not taking any political side. A non-partisan report is one that does not favour a party; a non-partisan body is one that is set up to serve everyone rather than to help one group win.

Not taking any political side不偏袒任何政治立場。 A non-partisan report一份non-partisan的報告 is one that does not favour a party是不偏袒任何政黨的報告； a non-partisan body一個non-partisan的組織 is one that is set up to serve everyone是設立來服務所有人的， rather than to help one group win而不是幫某一方贏。

To feel the word, you need the word inside it. A partisan is a firm supporter of one party or one side — someone who backs their team whatever the facts are. So non-partisan means standing outside that, judging the question rather than the jersey.

To feel the word想感受這個字的味道， you need the word inside it你要先看它裡面藏的那個字。 A partisan partisan是 a firm supporter of one party or one side死忠支持某個政黨或某一方的人——someone who backs their team whatever the facts are不管事實如何都挺自己那隊的人。 So non-partisan means所以non-partisan指的是 standing outside that站在這一切之外， judging the question rather than the jersey看事情本身而不是看球衣顏色。

It is used of people (a non-partisan expert), of organizations (a non-partisan election commission), and of documents (a non-partisan analysis of the budget). The word lives mainly in political and journalistic English, and it is strongest in the United States, where certain offices and groups are formally labelled non-partisan. In American local elections, a non-partisan race is one where the candidates' party names do not even appear on the ballot paper.

It is used它可以用 of people在人身上（a non-partisan expert一位non-partisan的專家）、 of organizations在組織上（a non-partisan election commission一個non-partisan的選舉委員會）、 and of documents也用在文件上（a non-partisan analysis of the budget一份non-partisan的預算分析）。 The word這個字 lives mainly in political and journalistic English主要活在政治和新聞英文裡， and it is strongest in the United States而且在美國用得最深， where certain offices and groups are formally labelled non-partisan那裡有些機關和團體會正式被標為non-partisan。 In American local elections在美國的地方選舉裡， a non-partisan race一場non-partisan的選舉 is one where the candidates' party names do not even appear on the ballot paper是候選人的政黨名稱根本不會出現在選票上的那種。

It is a word people claim more often than they earn. "Non-partisan think tank" is what almost every think tank calls itself, including the ones everybody knows lean one way. Treat it as a claim being made, not a fact established.

It is a word它是個 people claim more often than they earn人們自稱的次數比真正做到的還多的字。 "Non-partisan think tank"無黨派智庫 is what almost every think tank calls itself幾乎每個智庫都這樣自稱， including the ones everybody knows lean one way包括大家都知道其實偏一邊的那些。 Treat it as a claim being made把它當成一種自我宣稱， not a fact established而不是已經證實的事實。

And note it is not the same as having no views — a non-partisan analyst may hold strong opinions about the policy while refusing to line up behind a party. Spelled non-partisan or nonpartisan; also written "bipartisan" for the different idea of two parties working together.

And note而且要注意 it is not the same as having no views這跟沒有立場不一樣——a non-partisan analyst一位non-partisan的分析師 may hold strong opinions about the policy可能對政策有很強烈的看法， while refusing to line up behind a party同時還是拒絕靠向某個政黨。 Spelled non-partisan or nonpartisan拼法可以是non-partisan或nonpartisan；also written "bipartisan"也會寫成bipartisan for the different idea of two parties working together但那是指兩黨合作的不同概念。