单词 | substantial |
释义 | substantial —substantiality, substantialness, n. —substantially, adv. /seuhb stan"sheuhl/, adj. 1. of ample or considerable amount, quantity, size, etc.: a substantial sum of money. 2. of a corporeal or material nature; tangible; real. 3. of solid character or quality; firm, stout, or strong: a substantial physique. 4. basic or essential; fundamental: two stories in substantial agreement. 5. wealthy or influential: one of the substantial men of the town. 6. of real worth, value, or effect: substantial reasons. 7. pertaining to the substance, matter, or material of a thing. 8. of or pertaining to the essence of a thing; essential, material, or important. 9. being a substance; having independent existence. 10. Philos. pertaining to or of the nature of substance rather than an accident or attribute. n. 11. something substantial. [1300-50; ME substancial < LL substantialis, equiv. to L substanti(a) SUBSTANCE + -alis -AL1] Syn. 3. stable, sound. 6. valid, important. Ant. 2. immaterial, ethereal. |
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