| 单词 | matter |
| 释义 | matter(ˈmætə) noun 1. that which makes up something, esp a physical object; material 2. substance that occupies space and has mass, as distinguished from substance that is mental, spiritual, etc 3. substance of a specified type vegetable matter reading matter 4. (sometimes foll by of or for) thing; affair; concern; question a matter of taste several matters to attend to no laughing matter 5. a quantity or amount a matter of a few pence 6. the content of written or verbal material as distinct from its style or form 7. (used with a negative) importance; consequence 8. philosophy (in the writings of Aristotle and the Scholastics) that which is itself formless but can receive form and become substance 9. philosophy (in the Cartesian tradition) one of two basic modes of existence, the other being mind: matter being extended in space as well as time 10. printing a. type set up, either standing or for use b. copy to be set in type 11. a secretion or discharge, such as pus 12. law a. something to be proved b. statements or allegations to be considered by a court 13. for that matter 14. grey matter 15. no matter 16. the matter verb (intransitive) 17. to be of consequence or importance 18. to form and discharge pus Word origin C13 (n), C16 (vb): from Latin māteria cause, substance, esp wood, or a substance that produces something else; relatedto māter mother |
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