nonprofessional
adjective (also non-professional) uk/ˌnɒn.prəˈfeʃ.ən.əl/ us/ˌnɑːn.prəˈfeʃ.ən.əl/
非职业的，作为爱好的
(of a person) doing something as a hobby or to help someone, not as a paid job
The director liked to use nonprofessional actors in her films.
Most people who play the game are nonprofessional. 大多数玩这个游戏的人都是非职业的。
（工作）不需要专业培训或教育的
(of work) not needing special training or education
Many graduates work in nonprofessional jobs for a while after leaving university.
He advised me not to take on a non-professional job. 他建议我不要从事非专业性的工作。
（工作者）不需要专业培训或教育的
having the type of job that does not involve a high level of education and training
A teacher can earn a lot more than most nonprofessional workers. 教师的收入比大多数非专业工作者要多得多。
Most of our students come from non-professional families.
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- The children often serve as non-professional translators for their parents.
- A non-professional choir like ours relies on the dedication and commitment of volunteer singers.
- We recruited 50 nonprofessional taste testers to help us.
- There is a huge difference between professional and non-professional sport.
nonprofessional
noun [ C ] (also non-professional) uk/ˌnɒn.prəˈfeʃ.ən.əl/ us/ˌnɑːn.prəˈfeʃ.ən.əl/
非专业人士
a person who does something as a hobby or to help someone, rather than as a job that they have been trained for or are paid to do
Her books are popular with both scientists and nonprofessionals.
He did remarkably well for a non-professional. 作为一名非专业人士，他表现得非常出色。
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- She completed the course in a record time for a non-professional.
- The cast, a mixture of professionals and nonprofessionals, is excellent.
- This is not the sort of job I would ask a nonprofessional to do.