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語源

From non- +‎ violent.

形容詞

non-violent (not comparable)

1. Of a deed, event etc., without violence.

   Synonym: unviolent

   Antonym: violent

2. Of a person or movement, opposed to violence.

   Synonyms: irenic, pacific; see also Thesaurus:peaceable

   Antonym: violent

   • 1969 March 14, “King Resolution Rehearing Promised”, in Daily Independent Journal, volume 108, number 304, page 35, columns 2–3:

     The measure asked Gov. Ronald Reagan to declare April 4 Martin Luther King Jr. day as a memorial to "the nation's leading advocate of loving non-violent action."

3. Of a convict, sentenced for a crime that did not involve violence. (Can we add an example for this sense?)

   Antonym: violent

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