adj. 1.物质的(opp. spiritual)。 2.身体上的,肉体上的;物欲的,追求实利的;卑俗的。 3.有形的,实体的;物质性的。 4.重要的,实质性的,必需的。 5. 【逻、哲】实质上的,实体上的,内容上的 (opp. formal);【法律】本质的。 the material universe 物质世界。 material civilization 物质文明。 material comforts 使物质生活舒适的东西〔食品、衣服等〕。 material pleasure 肉体的快乐。 material point 【理】质点。 a material being 有形物。 material property 有形财产。 a very material difference 重大的差别。 a point material to one's argument 论证要点。 material element 要素。 be material to 对于…重要。 in material form 用具体的形式。 n. 材料,原料;(军用)物资;织物,料子;资料;题材;素材;〔pl.〕必需品,用具;设备;品质;人材,人物。 building material(s) 建筑材料。 raw material(s) 原(材)料。 condemned material(s) 报废器材。 material for a novel 小说素材。 writing materials 笔墨纸类,文具。
having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary; "the substantial world"; "a mere dream, neither substantial nor practical"; "most ponderous and substantial things"- Shakespeare 同义词:substantial, real,
derived from or composed of matter; "the material universe"
having material or physical form or substance; "that which is created is of necessity corporeal and visible and tangible" - Benjamin Jowett 同义词:corporeal,
directly relevant to a matter especially a law case; "his support made a material difference"; "evidence material to the issue at hand"; "facts likely to influence the judgment are called material facts"; "a material witness"
concerned with or affecting physical as distinct from intellectual or psychological well-being; "material needs"; "the moral and material welfare of all good citizens"- T.Roosevelt
concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests; "material possessions"; "material wealth"; "material comforts"
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress" 同义词:fabric, cloth, textile,
things needed for doing or making something; "writing materials"; "useful teaching materials"
information (data or ideas or observations) that can be used or reworked into a finished form; "the archives provided rich material for a definitive biography"
a person judged suitable for admission or employment; "he was university material"; "she was vice-presidential material"
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object; "coal is a hard black material"; "wheat is the stuff they use to make bread" 同义词:stuff,
百科解释
Material is anything made of matter, constituted of one or more substances. Wood, cement, hydrogen, air and water are all examples of materials.
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其他语种释义
materialとは意味:1material n. 物質; 原料, 材料; 資料, 教材; 用具, 道具; (服などの)生地. 【動詞+】 ◆These incidents afford ample material for satire. 《文語》 こういう(よからぬ)出来事は風刺の材料をたっぷり提供する ◆amass materials for… …の材料を集める ◆assemble materials into a ...