Non-traditional means not following the old, usual way — different from how something typically happened in the past, or from what a group still treats as the normal pattern. People use it for families that do not match the old mother-father-children picture, for students who go back to school later in life, and for jobs, medicine, weddings, teaching methods, and food.

Non-traditional means意思是 not following不照著 the old, usual way舊的、通常的做法走—— different from不同於 how something typically happened in the past過去事情通常發生的樣子， or from what a group still treats as the normal pattern或不同於一群人仍然視為正常模式的東西。 People use it for人們用它說 that do not match the old mother-father-children picture不符合「爸爸媽媽加小孩」舊圖像的 families家庭、 who go back to school later in life年紀較大才回去唸書的 students學生， and for還有 jobs, medicine, weddings, teaching methods, and food工作、醫療、婚禮、教學方法和食物。

It is a polite, slightly official-sounding word: it names a difference without having to say “strange.” Though actually, what counts as traditional depends on which past and which people you have in mind. A “non-traditional career” in one country is ordinary in another, and older and younger people often disagree about the line.

It is它是 a polite, slightly official-sounding word一個有禮貌、稍帶官方味的字： it names a difference它點出一個不同之處， without having to say “strange.”而不必說出「奇怪」兩個字。 Though actually不過其實， what counts as traditional什麼算「傳統」， depends on取決於 you have in mind你心裡想的 which past and which people是哪一段過去、哪一群人。 in one country在一個國家 A “non-traditional career”是「非傳統職業」的， in another在另一個國家 is ordinary卻很平常； older and younger people年長和年輕的人 about the line對那條線 often disagree也常常意見不同。

The word also does not tell you if the new way is better, worse, or just different — though speakers sometimes use it with a smile (fresh, open) or with a frown (not proper), so listen for the tone.

The word also does not tell you這個字也不會告訴你 the new way新的做法 is better, worse, or just different是更好、更壞，還是只是不一樣—— though不過 speakers說話的人 sometimes有時 use it with a smile帶著微笑用它（ fresh, open新鮮、開放）， or with a frown或皺著眉用它（ not proper不像樣）， so listen for the tone所以要聽語氣。