| 释义 |
matter /matˈər/ noun- That which occupies space, and with which we become acquainted by our bodily senses
- That out of which anything is made, material
- The subject or material of thought, speech, writing, dispute, etc
- Substance as distinct from form (philosophy)
- Good sense (Shakespeare)
- Anything engaging the attention
- Whatever has physical existence, as distinct from mind (philosophy)
- An affair, thing, concern, subject or question
- A thing or substance of the kind specified, such as printed matter, vegetable matter
- Cause or ground, as in matter of concern
- A thing of consequence
- Something that is amiss, as in what is the matter?
- That with which a court is concerned, something to be tried or proved
- (with neg) importance, significance or consequence
- An approximate amount, eg of money, as in a matter of a few pounds
- Material for work, type set up, copy, etc (printing)
- Pus (medicine)
intransitive verb- To be of importance, significance or consequence
- To form or discharge pus (medicine)
transitive verb (obsolete)To mind or concern oneself about ORIGIN: OFr matiere, from L māteria matter mattˈerful adjective (archaic) Full of matter, pithy mattˈerless adjective (now chiefly dialect) mattˈery adjective - Purulent
- Containing, discharging, or covered with pus
matter-of-factˈ adjective - Adhering to literal, actual or pedestrian fact
- Not fanciful
- Prosaic
matter-of-factˈly adverb matter-of-factˈness noun a matter of course A thing occurring routinely, in natural time and order a matter of form A (mere) official procedure or conventional etiquette a matter of opinion see under opinion as a matter of fact see under fact for that matter - As for that
- Indeed
no matter - It does not matter
- It makes no difference
the matter (with) (the thing that is) amiss (with) |