non-productiveadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌnɒnprəˈdʌktɪv/, U.S.

/ˌnɑnprəˈdəktɪv/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: non- prefix, productive adj.

Etymology: < non- prefix + productive adj.

A. adj.

That does not produce; esp. not contributing to productivity, unproductive.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > creation > productiveness > unproductiveness > [adjective]

unbearingc825

deafc897

westyOE

wastumlessc975

wilderna1050

drya1340

gelda1350

barren1377

unfructuousa1382

poora1387

ungreenc1400

infecundc1420

farrow1494

fruitlessa1513

unfruitful1531

sterile1552

hungry1577

penurious1594

unfertile1596

infertile1598

howling1611

ungenitureda1616

arid1656

infecundous1661

ungendering1706

yeld1721

unproductive1725

infructuose1727

ungenerative1733

fallow1791

nihili-parturient1812

dowf1824

wastec1825

non-productive1830

unreproductive1836

infructuous1860

unvintaged1869

increative1877

ablastemic1881

submarginal1895

1830 Princeton Rev. Oct. 568 Fresh bread was highly susceptible, but butcher's meat was non-productive [of contagion].

1895 Trans. Australasian Inst. Mining Engin. 3 141 Veins are said to be quick when productive, and dead when non-productive.

1922 Managem. Engineering Feb. 86/2 Absence, such as is being considered here, applies mainly to direct or ‘productive’ labor and not to indirect or ‘non-productive’ employees.

1974 P. H. Matthews Morphol. xii. 221 The formation of breadth is wholly non-productive.

1984 ‘A. Cross’ Sweet Death, Kind Death (1988) viii Kate banished these nonproductive thoughts as she rang the bell.

B. n.

A person who does not contribute to (esp. economic) productivity.

ΚΠ

1840 F. Marryat Olla Podrida III. 25 A man in Bedlam is a very useless member of society, and a tee-total non-productive.

1901 J. Franklin tr. C. Fourier Sel. Wks. ii. vi. 89 (heading) Table of non-productives in society.

1957 Newsweek 30 Dec. 31/3 Arm twisting is used to induce ‘wavering elements, petty bourgeois, and the non-productive’ to sign ‘voluntary petitions’ for rural service.

1991 Jrnl. Econ. Lit. 29 150 Surplus generation and its transfer from productives to nonproductives.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	non-productive
释义	non-productiveadj.n. Brit. /ˌnɒnprəˈdʌktɪv/, U.S. /ˌnɑnprəˈdəktɪv/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: non- prefix, productive adj. Etymology: < non- prefix + productive adj. A. adj. That does not produce; esp. not contributing to productivity, unproductive. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > creation > productiveness > unproductiveness > [adjective] unbearingc825 deafc897 westyOE wastumlessc975 wilderna1050 drya1340 gelda1350 barren1377 unfructuousa1382 poora1387 ungreenc1400 infecundc1420 farrow1494 fruitlessa1513 unfruitful1531 sterile1552 hungry1577 penurious1594 unfertile1596 infertile1598 howling1611 ungenitureda1616 arid1656 infecundous1661 ungendering1706 yeld1721 unproductive1725 infructuose1727 ungenerative1733 fallow1791 nihili-parturient1812 dowf1824 wastec1825 non-productive1830 unreproductive1836 infructuous1860 unvintaged1869 increative1877 ablastemic1881 submarginal1895 1830 Princeton Rev. Oct. 568 Fresh bread was highly susceptible, but butcher's meat was non-productive [of contagion]. 1895 Trans. Australasian Inst. Mining Engin. 3 141 Veins are said to be quick when productive, and dead when non-productive. 1922 Managem. Engineering Feb. 86/2 Absence, such as is being considered here, applies mainly to direct or ‘productive’ labor and not to indirect or ‘non-productive’ employees. 1974 P. H. Matthews Morphol. xii. 221 The formation of breadth is wholly non-productive. 1984 ‘A. Cross’ Sweet Death, Kind Death (1988) viii Kate banished these nonproductive thoughts as she rang the bell. B. n. A person who does not contribute to (esp. economic) productivity. ΚΠ 1840 F. Marryat Olla Podrida III. 25 A man in Bedlam is a very useless member of society, and a tee-total non-productive. 1901 J. Franklin tr. C. Fourier Sel. Wks. ii. vi. 89 (heading) Table of non-productives in society. 1957 Newsweek 30 Dec. 31/3 Arm twisting is used to induce ‘wavering elements, petty bourgeois, and the non-productive’ to sign ‘voluntary petitions’ for rural service. 1991 Jrnl. Econ. Lit. 29 150 Surplus generation and its transfer from productives to nonproductives. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1830
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