Definition of non-restrictive in English:

non-restrictive

adjective nɒnrɪˈstrɪktɪv

1Not involving restrictions or limitations.
无限制的
Example sentencesExamples
- However, the return hose needs to run directly to the reservoir on the tractor without going through a coupler or be connected by a non-restrictive coupler.
- Our law and order policies are tough, but they are fair and they are non-restrictive for law-abiding citizens.
- The design funnels the air around non-restrictive curved corners.
- Holland, though it has a non-restrictive abortion law and free abortions, has one of the lowest abortion rates in the world, far lower than many countries where abortion is illegal.
- In 1997 the European Commission adopted a non-restrictive interpretation of this provision in relation to providing banking services cross-border.
- There's been a general shift in publishing away from online pay-sites with restricted content to an increasingly non-restrictive approach.
Synonyms
public, general, unrestricted, non-exclusive, accessible to everyone
2Grammar
(of a relative clause or descriptive phrase) giving additional information about a noun phrase whose particular reference has already been specified.
〔语法〕（关系从句，描述性词组）非限制性的
Example sentencesExamples
- A non-restrictive clause is one that does not serve to identify or define the antecedent noun.
- They don't even want to know what the distinction between a restrictive and a non-restrictive clause might be.
- The result is a non-restrictive relative clause in which the relative pronoun ‘whom’ is buried inside a recursively-embedded participial supplement.
- The sentence ‘My uncle, who lives in Brazil, is coming to see us’ contains the non-restrictive relative clause ‘who lives in Brazil’.

Usage

On the use of restrictive and non-restrictive relative clauses, see restrictive

单词	non-restrictive
释义	Definition of non-restrictive in English: non-restrictive adjective nɒnrɪˈstrɪktɪv 1Not involving restrictions or limitations. 无限制的 Example sentencesExamples However, the return hose needs to run directly to the reservoir on the tractor without going through a coupler or be connected by a non-restrictive coupler. Our law and order policies are tough, but they are fair and they are non-restrictive for law-abiding citizens. The design funnels the air around non-restrictive curved corners. Holland, though it has a non-restrictive abortion law and free abortions, has one of the lowest abortion rates in the world, far lower than many countries where abortion is illegal. In 1997 the European Commission adopted a non-restrictive interpretation of this provision in relation to providing banking services cross-border. There's been a general shift in publishing away from online pay-sites with restricted content to an increasingly non-restrictive approach. Synonyms public, general, unrestricted, non-exclusive, accessible to everyone 2Grammar (of a relative clause or descriptive phrase) giving additional information about a noun phrase whose particular reference has already been specified. 〔语法〕（关系从句，描述性词组）非限制性的 Example sentencesExamples A non-restrictive clause is one that does not serve to identify or define the antecedent noun. They don't even want to know what the distinction between a restrictive and a non-restrictive clause might be. The result is a non-restrictive relative clause in which the relative pronoun ‘whom’ is buried inside a recursively-embedded participial supplement. The sentence ‘My uncle, who lives in Brazil, is coming to see us’ contains the non-restrictive relative clause ‘who lives in Brazil’. Usage On the use of restrictive and non-restrictive relative clauses, see restrictive
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