🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

非功能性

Pronunciation / Transliteration: fēi gōng néng xìng

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Non-functional/ˌnɒnˈfʌŋk.ʃən.əl/
adjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #8500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"系统评估重点检查了非功能性指标。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Not fulfilling or working toward a practical purpose, operational use, or required utility.

    "The legacy system contained several non-functional items that were removed during the software audit."
  2. 2

    Designating requirements or elements in design and engineering that specify criteria other than operational behavior, such as maintainability or appearance.

    "The evaluation checklist prioritizes non-functional attributes like security and compliance over raw processing speed."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the prefix non- (from Latin non meaning 'not') combined with functional (from Latin functio meaning 'performance' or 'execution', via Middle French). The compound emerged in the mid-19th century to describe systems, items, or criteria that do not contribute to operational capability or utility.

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