| 单词 | book matter |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbook matter book matter n. a matter which is suitable for treatment in a book, esp. on grounds of length or complexity; matter of this type; (also) reading matter. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of ideation > topic, subject-matter > [noun] > enough to fill book book matter?1549 ?1549 J. Hooper Declar. 10 Commandm. iv There be many other causes..it were a book-matter to rehearse them. 1604 N. Breton Grimellos Fortunes sig. B3 Let me go a little farther on with you out of booke-matters. What other courses haue you past with this same honestie? 1873 Sword & Trowel Dec. 536 They gorge themselves with book matter, and become mentally dyspeptic. 1907 ‘M. Twain’ N. Amer. Rev. 185 470 I found that they were newspaper matter, not book matter. 1996 E. Ausejo & M. Hormigón Paradigms & Math. 104 Perhaps when these things become just a book matter, the facts will be acknowledged. < as lemmas |
| 随便看 |
|
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。