material

material
noun
[mass noun]
  1. the matter from which a thing is or can be made
    材料，原料
    goats can eat more or less any plant material.
    山羊几乎能食用任何植物食料。
    [count noun]materials such as brass.
    像黄铜这样的材料。
    highly flammable materials.
    极易燃烧的材料。
    ■(一般作 materials)things needed for an activity
    用具，用品
    cleaning materials.
    清洁用品。
    ■[with adj. or noun modifier]a person of a specified quality or suitability
    （有指明特征的）人才
    he's not really Olympic material.
    他并不是参加奥运会的料。
  2. facts, information, or ideas for use in creating a book or other work
    素材，资料
    his colonial experiences gave him material.
    他在殖民地的经历给他提供了素材。
    ■items, especially songs or jokes, comprising a performer's act
    项目，曲目
    a watchable band playing original material.
    一个值得注意的乐队演奏原版曲目。
  3. cloth or fabric
    布料；织物
    a piece of dark material.
    一块黑色布料。
    [count noun]dress materials.
    衣料。
adjective
  1. [attrib.]denoting or consisting of physical objects rather than the mind or spirit
    物质的
    the material world.
    物质世界。
    moral and material support.
    精神和物质的支持。
    ■concerned with physical needs or desires
    身体需要的；肉体的
    material living standards have risen.
    物质生活水平已经提高。
    ■concerned with the matter of reasoning, not its form
    和推理内容的
    political conflict lacks mathematical or material certitude.
    政治斗争缺乏数学或推理内容方面的确定性。
  2. important; essential; relevant
    重要的；本质的；有关的
    the insects did not do any material damage to the crop.
    昆虫并没有对作物造成实质性破坏。
    ■(chiefly Law)(of evidence or a fact) significant, influential or relevant, especially to the extent of determining a cause or affecting a judgement
    (主律)（证据或事实）决定性的，有决定性影响的
    information that could be material to a murder inquiry.
    对谋杀案调查可能是至关重要的信息。
语源
  1. late Middle English (in the sense 'relating to matter'): from late Latin materialis, adjective from Latin materia 'matter'
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