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mat·ter M0155100 (măt′ər)n.1. That which occupies space and has mass; physical substance.2. A type of such substance: organic matter.3. Discharge or waste, such as pus or feces, from a living organism.4. Philosophy In Aristotelian and Scholastic use, that which is in itself undifferentiated and formless and which, as the subject of change and development, receives form and becomes substance.5. The substance of thought or expression as opposed to the manner in which it is stated or conveyed.6. A subject of concern, feeling, or action: matters of foreign policy; a personal matter. See Synonyms at subject.7. Trouble or difficulty: What's the matter with your car?8. An approximated quantity, amount, or extent: The construction will last a matter of years.9. Something printed or otherwise set down in writing: reading matter.intr.v. mat·tered, mat·ter·ing, mat·ters To be of importance: "Love is most nearly itself / When here and now cease to matter" (T.S. Eliot).Idioms: as a matter of fact In fact; actually. for that matter So far as that is concerned; as for that. no matter Regardless of: "Yet there isn't a train I wouldn't take, / No matter where it's going" (Edna St. Vincent Millay).
[Middle English mater, from Old French matere, from Latin māteria, wood, timber, matter, from māter, mother (because the woody part was seen as the source of growth); see māter- in Indo-European roots.]Thesaurus| Adv. | 1. | no matter - in spite of everything; without regard to drawbacks; "he carried on regardless of the difficulties"disregarding, disregardless, irrespective, regardless |
Translationsmatter (ˈmӕtə) noun1. solids, liquids and/or gases in any form, from which everything physical is made. The entire universe is made up of different kinds of matter. 物質 物质2. a subject or topic (of discussion etc). a private matter; money matters. 主題﹐話題 事情，题材，课题 3. pus. The wound was infected and full of matter. 膿 脓 verb to be important. That car matters a great deal to him; It doesn't matter. 重要，要緊 有关系，要紧 ˌmatter-of-ˈfact adjective keeping to the actual facts; not fanciful, emotional or imaginative. a matter-of-fact account/statement/opinion/attitude. 就事論事的，實事求是的 就事论事的，讲求实际的 be the matter (often with with) to be the/a trouble, difficulty or thing that is wrong. Is anything the matter?; What's the matter with you? 出問題 出问题a matter of course something that one expects to happen, be done etc. You don't have to ask her – she'll do it as a matter of course. 理所當然的事 理所当然之事，必然的结果 a matter of opinion something about which different people have different opinions or views. Whether she's clever or not is a matter of opinion. 看法不同的問題 看法不同的问题no matter it is not important. `He's not here.' `No matter, I'll see him later.' 沒關係 没关系no matter who/what/where etc whoever, whatever, wherever etc. No matter what happens, I'll go. 不管是誰/什麼/何處等 不管谁/什么/何地等 no matter
no matter1. It doesn't matter; it's not important. A: "Sir, we're running low on supplies." B: "No matter, we'll be pulling into port shortly." I could have dropped him off when I went out to get groceries, but no matter.2. Regardless of; irrespective of. We'll get her the very best treatment available, no matter the cost!See also: matter, nono matter1. It's not important, as in She wasn't home when I came by, but no matter. [Mid-1500s] 2. Also, no matter what. Regardless, it makes no difference, as in No matter what I say, she'll do what she likes, or The car must be repaired, no matter what. [Mid-1500s] See also: matter, no no matter Regardless of: "Yet there isn't a train I wouldn't take, / No matter where it's going" (Edna St. Vincent Millay).See also: matter, noEncyclopediaSeematterLegalSeeMatterAcronymsSeenew manno matter
Synonyms for no matteradv in spite of everythingSynonyms- disregarding
- disregardless
- irrespective
- regardless
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