英语词汇“material”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

the elements, constituents, or substances of which something is composed or can be made

(also in pl) equipment or information needed for a purpose

a person considered with a view to being suitable or successful

could be officer material

cloth; fabric

relating to, derived from, or consisting of matter; esp physical

the material world

bodily

appear in material form

relating to matter rather than form

a material cause

important or significant

a material advantage

(+ to) relevant

facts material to the investigation

of or concerned with physical rather than spiritual things

material comforts

in philosophy, relating to the substance of reasoning rather than the form

materiality /-ʹaliti/ noun

materially adv

[Middle English materiel via French from late Latin materialis from Latin materia: see matter¹]