having a firm basis in reality and so important, meaningful, or considerable 重要的;实质性的;可观的,大量的 there is no substantive evidence for the efficacy of these drugs. 没有实质性的证据证实这些药品的效用。
having a separate and independent existence 独立存在的 ■(of a rank or appointment) not acting or temporary; permanent (军衔,任命)永久的,终身的 ■(of a dye) not needing a mordant (染料)不需媒染的,直染的 ■(of an enactment, motion, or resolution) made in due form as such; not amended (法令,提议,决议)有固定形式的;未经修正的
(of law) defining rights and duties as opposed to giving the rules by which such things are established (法律)实体的(指规定权利和义务的)
late Middle English (in the sense 'having an independent existence'): from Old French substantif, -ive or late Latin substantivus, from substantia 'essence' (see substance)