a not-for-profit
可数名词，单数前通常加不定冠词 a 或 an。
The shelter is a not-for-profit.
这家收容所是一家非营利机构。
非营利公司或组织。；非营利
非营利公司或组织。
A not-for-profit company or organization.
She volunteers at a local not-for-profit that provides free meals to homeless people.
她在一家为非营利组织提供免费餐食的本地非营利组织做志愿者。
用法提示：这里 not-for-profit 作为名词，指代非营利组织，在句中作宾语。
Many wealthy individuals donate large sums to not-for-profits focused on education.
许多富人向专注于教育的非营利组织捐赠大笔资金。
用法提示：not-for-profits 是复数形式，作介词 to 的宾语，表示捐赠的对象。
Unlike a for-profit business, a not-for-profit reinvests its surplus into its mission.
与营利性企业不同，非营利组织将其盈余再投资于其使命。
用法提示：not-for-profit 作主语，与 for-profit business 对比，强调其非营利性质。
可数名词，单数前通常加不定冠词 a 或 an。
The shelter is a not-for-profit.
这家收容所是一家非营利机构。
复数形式，指多个非营利机构。
Several not-for-profits are hiring in the city.
几家非营利机构正在这座城市招聘。
介词 as 后接 a not-for-profit，表示以非营利机构身份。
They registered the group as a not-for-profit.
他们把这个团体注册为非营利机构。
可用 that 引导定语从句说明该机构的职能。
She works for a not-for-profit that helps refugees.
她在一家帮助难民的非营利机构工作。
grammar · medium
易错句子She works for not-for-profit.
正确表达She works for a not-for-profit.
not-for-profit 是可数名词，单数形式前必须有冠词；a 表示“一家”，去掉后句子缺少限定词。
grammar · medium
易错句子The city has many not-for-profit.
正确表达The city has many not-for-profits.
many 后接可数名词复数；not-for-profit 的复数是在词尾加 -s，写作 not-for-profits。
grammar · medium
易错句子They set up a not for profit.
正确表达They set up a not-for-profit.
作名词时 not-for-profit 是带连字符的固定复合词；不加连字符会被读成“不是为了利润”的短语，不能作 a 的中心名词。
意思与 not-for-profit 基本相同，但 nonprofit 更常作形容词（a nonprofit organization），也可作名词；作名词时 not-for-profit 更正式，多见于英式英语和机构名称，nonprofit 在美式英语中更普遍。
前缀相反：for-profit 指以盈利为目的的机构，not-for-profit 指不以盈利为目的的机构；拼写接近但含义对立，不能混用。for-profit 多作形容词，也可作名词。
charity 强调慈善目的和捐赠，通常也是非营利组织；但 not-for-profit 范围更广，可包括不以慈善为目的的机构（如行业协会）。强调慈善性质用 charity，强调组织不以盈利为目的的法律性质用 not-for-profit。
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