nbsp;with distinctions of meaning. Inhuman means “brutal, monstrous” while unhuman means “not of human form, superhuman.” When used with adjectives, un- often has a sense distinct from that of non-. Non- picks out the set of things that are not in the category denoted by the stem to which it is attached, whereas un- picks out properties unlike those of the prototypical exemplars of the category. Thus nonmilitary personnel are those who are not members of the military, whereas someone who is unmilitary is unlike a prototypical soldier in dress, habits, or attitudes.
例如： non-scientific (非科学领域）
unscientific (not scientific 不科学的）
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