A material object, an article, an item; a being or entity consisting of matter, or occupying space. (Often used as a vague word for an object which…
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| 释义 | the world > existence and causation > existence > materiality > [noun] > thing or material object (39) thingOE A material object, an article, an item; a being or entity consisting of matter, or occupying space. (Often used as a vague word for an object which… bodya1398 More widely: a material thing, an object; something that has physical existence and extension in space. objecta1398 Originally: something placed before or presented to the eyes or other senses. Now (more generally): a material thing that can be seen and touched. substance1525 A piece or mass of a particular kind of matter; a whole object made more or less uniformly of some kind of matter. Obsolete. cheat1567 Thieves' Cant. According to Randall Holme, originally a stolen thing (cf. quot. 1592 at sense 2); but as early as Harman's date (1567) used in… solidity1604 A solid thing or body. Also figurative. article1618 A particular material thing, esp. one belonging to a specified class; a commodity; an item of goods or property. Also occasionally used of an… material objecta1651 a thing made or consisting of matter, a physical object; (Philosophy) an object having a real physical existence independent of mind or consciousness. res extensa1652 Matter, material substance; a material body. Cf. res cogitans, n. extensum1678 An extended body; a body possessed of extension. businessa1684 colloquial. A material object or contrivance, esp. one of indeterminate character, or one regarded as complex or cumbersome. Cf. affair, n. 7b, co… animal1729 In extended use. colloquial. A person or (in later use) thing of a particular type, esp. as distinguished from others. Cf. (there is) no such animal… materiate1755 A physical object; a thing composed of matter. rare. affair1763 With distinguishing word. A material object, item, piece, etc., of the type specified. Also in extended use. thingy1787 Originally and chiefly Scottish. A little thing. Also more generally: a thing (usually with some suggestion of small size). fellow1816 An animal or thing. Often affectionate, humorous, or ironic. concern1824 colloquial. A material contrivance or object, esp. one that is complicated or cumbrous; a thing. Now rare. jockey1827 transferred. Of a thing. Cf. fellow, n. III., lad, n.1, chap, n.3 toy1895 An object, esp. a gadget or vehicle, regarded as providing amusement for an adult (typically a man). Often depreciative. yoke1910 Irish English. A machine or device of any kind; a contraption, a contrivance. More generally: any object whose name one cannot recall, does not… doojigger1927 A small object or (esp. mechanical) contrivance; a gadget or ‘thingummy’. bitch1951 slang. In neutral use: any object or thing. Subcategories:— collectively (6) — personified (1) — regarded as the covering of the soul (1) — cognizable by the senses or phenomenon (9) |
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