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

单词	material
释义	ma·te·ri·al I. \məˈtirēəl, -tēr-\ adjective Etymology: Middle English materiel, material, from Middle French & Late Latin; Middle French materiel, from Late Latin materialis, from Latin materia matter + -alis -al — more at matter 1. a. (1) : of, relating to, or consisting of matter : physical < the material universe > < the material nature of fire > (2) : corporeal, bodily < material needs > (3) : of, relating to, or derived from matter as the constituent of the physical universe < material forces > b. (1) : of or relating to the matter of a thing and not to its form < the material aspect of being > (2) : of or relating to the matter of reasoning and not to its form < the material truth embodied in a premise > c. : existing only in outward manifestation and not prompted by or joined with actual intention < material heresy > < material sin > 2. a. (1) : being of real importance or great consequence : substantial < found a material difference between the two things > < a material point of order > < made a material correction > < a material objection > (2) : essential < information that is material to continued research > (3) : relevant, pertinent < neglected no data that was material > b. : requiring serious consideration by reason of having a certain or probable bearing on the proper determination of a law case or on the effect of an instrument or on some similar unsettled matter < a material fact > < a material piece of evidence > 3. a. : being of a coarse unspiritual nature : not lofty < a grossly material form of love > b. : relating to or concerned especially excessively with what is purely physical rather than intellectual or spiritual < interested only in material progress > < is material in all his interests > 4. obsolete a. : pregnant with substance and meaning : solid, meaty b. : bulky, massive 5. : of or relating to production and distribution of goods and the social relationship of owners and laborers rather than to financial and political institutions — compare economic interpretation of history Synonyms: physical, corporeal, phenomenal, sensible, objective: material describes whatever is formed of tangible matter and may be used in opposition to spiritual, ideal, intangible; it may have suggestions of the mundane, crass, or grasping < one's material possessions > < busy with material affairs > < no veneration for property, no sense of material values — Willa Cather > < realistic and material rather than romatic and Utopian — V.L.Parrington > physical applies especially to things perceived by the senses, things susceptible of treatment in one way or another by the science of physics; it is opposed to imaginary, psychical, mental, or spiritual < everything physical is measurable by weight, motion, and resistance — Thomas De Quincey > < athletic grounds and equipment represent a very substantial portion of Harvard's physical plant — Official Register of Harvard University > coporeal applies to whatever is not only tangible and material but also has some sort of body < we cannot compare our ideas with these corporeal substances — Frank Thilly > < “the mind” may be regarded as a living, growing “structure,” even though it lacks corporeal tangibility — Science > phenomenal refers to what is or may be known or perceived through the senses rather than through thought, hypothesis, intuition, or reason alone < her introspective bent has yielded more and more, in her recent writing, to a determination to capture the phenomenal world — B.R.Redman > sensible may more strongly stress the idea of application to what is knowable through the senses and is opposed to intelligible, conceptual, or notional < subject to this right of every riparian owner to use the water without stint, every owner is entitled to have the water come on to him without sensible diminution as regards quantity and sensible alteration as regards quality — F.D.Smith & Barbara Wilcox > objective may stress apartness and individual essence, as reported by the senses, of something corporeal or sensible < a chronic malady which, in forty years, produced no objective sign of disease — Douglas Hubble > Synonym: see in addition relevant. II. noun (-s) 1. a. (1) : the basic matter (as metal, wood, plastic, fiber) from which the whole or the greater part of something physical (as a machine, tool, building, fabric) is made < had a good supply of all necessary materials > < flax is the material used in making linen > (2) : the finished stuff of which something physical (as an article of clothing) is made; especially : cloth b. (1) : the whole or a notable part of the elements or constituents or substance of something physical < the solid materials of the mixture will settle to the bottom of the container > or not physical < the material of his character was basically good > (2) : something (as data, observations, perceptions, ideas) that may through intellectual operation be synthesized or further elaborated or otherwise reworked into a more finished form or a new form or that may serve as the basis for arriving at fresh interpretations or judgments or conclusions < found rich material for a definitive biography > < an experience that provided stimulating material for new evaluation of the theory > (3) : something (as a group of specimens) used for or made the object of study and investigation < museum material > c. : matter viewed as the relatively formless basis of reality 2. a. : apparatus (as tools or other articles) necessary for doing or making something — usually used in plural < needed writing materials > < library materials > b. : matériel 3. : the pieces other than the king that a chess player has available for attacking the pieces of his opponent at one or the other point of a game III. noun 1. : the repertoire of a performer (as a comedian or musician) 2. : a person potentially suited to some pursuit or role < college material > < husband material >
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