material

英 [m?'t??r??l] 美[m?'t?r??l]

反義詞

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復(fù)數(shù):?materials;副詞:?materially;

material 物質(zhì)，材料

來(lái)自拉丁語(yǔ)materia,物質(zhì)，材料，木料，木材，詞源同matter.

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.).

1. The material consisted only of already published, unclassified information.: 這份材料里只有一些已公開(kāi)的、非保密性質(zhì)的信息。

2. This will give your promotional material individuality and style.: 這會(huì)讓你的促銷(xiāo)品顯得個(gè)性十足、格調(diào)高雅。

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。

4. His last book, "Needful Things", was a retread of tired material.: 他的上一本書(shū)《必需品》盡在重復(fù)些老掉牙的內(nèi)容。

5. She enjoys the material comforts married life has brought her.: 她喜歡婚姻生活帶給她的物質(zhì)享受。