英汉词典

material 基本解释

• adj. 重要的；物质的，实质性的；肉体的
• n. 材料，原料；物资；布料

material 词态变化

material 中文词源

来自拉丁语materia,物质，材料，木料，木材，词源同matter.

material 英文词源

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.).

material 词组搭配

material 英文释义

1. the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object;

"coal is a hard black material"

"wheat is the stuff they use to make bread"

2. information (data or ideas or observations) that can be used or reworked into a finished form;

"the archives provided rich material for a definitive biography"

3. things needed for doing or making something;

"writing materials"

"useful teaching materials"

4. artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers;

"the fabric in the curtains was light and semitraqnsparent"

"woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"

"she measured off enough material for a dress"

5. a person judged suitable for admission or employment;

"he was university material"

"she was vice-presidential material"

material 同义词解析

material, matter, substance, stuff

这些名词均含"物质，东西"之意。

material： 通常指组成客观存在物的部分或其原料。

matter： 通常指构成实物的物质，与精神相对立。在科学上，指占有空间，并能以某种方式被感官觉察的一切东西。

substance： 多指某一种形式的物质，既可指元素也可指化合物。

stuff： 多用于日常生活中，非正式用词。常指构成整体的所有部分、物体或项目。有时指劣等材料，含轻蔑意味。

material 双语例句

1. The material consisted only of already published, unclassified information.

这份材料里只有一些已公开的、非保密性质的信息。

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2. This will give your promotional material individuality and style.

这会让你的促销品显得个性十足、格调高雅。

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3. In its untreated state the carbon fibre material is rather like cloth.

原始的碳纤维材料很像布料。

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4. His last book, "Needful Things", was a retread of tired material.

他的上一本书《必需品》尽在重复些老掉牙的内容。

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5. She enjoys the material comforts married life has brought her.

她喜欢婚姻生活带给她的物质享受。

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material 实用场景例句

a piece of material

一块布料

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‘What material is this dress made of? ’ ‘Cotton. ’

“这件连衣裙是用什么料子做的？”“棉布。”

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building materials (= bricks, sand, glass, etc.)

建筑材料

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teaching materials

教材

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The company produces its own training material.

公司自行编写培训教材。

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(figurative)The teacher saw her as good university material (= good enough to go to university).

老师认为她是块上大学的料。

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She's collecting material for her latest novel.

她在为其最新的小说收集素材。

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The band played all new material at the gig.

在爵士音乐会上，乐队演奏的都是新曲目。

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material comforts

物质享受

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changes in your material circumstances

物质环境的改变

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the material world

物质世界

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material evidence

重要的证据

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She omitted information that was material to the case.

她遗漏了重要的论据。

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Materially they are no better off.

他们的物质生活并没有改善。

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Their comments have not materially affected our plans (= in a noticeable or important way) .

他们的评价并没有对我们的计划产生多么重要的影响。

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...electrons in a conducting material such as a metal.

金属等导电材料中的电子

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...the design of new absorbent materials.

新型高吸水性材料的设计

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...the thick material of her skirt...

她的裙子的厚布料

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The materials are soft and comfortable to wear.

这些布料质地柔软，穿着很舒服。

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The builders ran out of materials.

建筑商耗尽了材料。

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...sewing materials.

缝纫材料

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In my version of the story, I added some new material.

我在讲述这个故事时加入了新的素材。

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...the film producer's debt to the author of original screen material.

影片的制片人受到了创作影片原始素材的作者的启发

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Every room must have been stuffed with material things.

每个房间肯定都塞满了东西。

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...the material world.

物质世界

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She was not university material...

她不是上大学的料。

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His message has changed little since he became presidential material.

成为总统候选人后，他的宣言并没有多少变化。

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The nature and availability of material evidence was not to be discussed...

实质性证据的性质和可用性毋庸讨论。

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They contend that the company failed to disclose material information.

他们坚持认为该公司并未透露实质性的信息。

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