單詞
material
英 [m?'t??r??l]
美[m?'t?r??l]
基本信息
- adj. 重要的；物質的，實質性的；肉體的
- n. 材料，原料；物資；布料
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詞態變化
復數:?materials;副詞:?materially;
中文詞源
material 物質，材料
來自拉丁語materia,物質，材料，木料，木材，詞源同matter.
英文詞源
- material
- material: [14] Etymologically, material is simply a derivative of matter. It comes via Old French materiel from late Latin māteriālis, a derivative of Latin māteria ‘matter’ (source of English matter). The modern French form of the word was reborrowed as materiel ‘military equipment’ [19].
=> material, matter - material (adj.)
- mid-14c., "real, ordinary; earthly, drawn from the material world;" a term in scholastic philosophy and theology, from Old French material, materiel (14c.) and directly from Late Latin materialis (adj.) "of or belonging to matter," from Latin materia "matter, stuff, wood, timber" (see matter). From late 14c. as "made of matter, having material existence; material, physical, substantial;" from late 15c. as "important, relevant."
- material (n.)
- late 14c., "substance, matter from which a thing is made," from material (adj.).
雙語例句
- 1. The material consisted only of already published, unclassified information.
- 這份材料里只有一些已公開的、非保密性質的信息。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. This will give your promotional material individuality and style.
- 這會讓你的促銷品顯得個性十足、格調高雅。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. In its untreated state the carbon fibre material is rather like cloth.
- 原始的碳纖維材料很像布料。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. His last book, "Needful Things", was a retread of tired material.
- 他的上一本書《必需品》盡在重復些老掉牙的內容。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. She enjoys the material comforts married life has brought her.
- 她喜歡婚姻生活帶給她的物質享受。
來自柯林斯例句
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