英汉词典

substance 基本解释

• n. 物质；实质；资产；主旨

substance 词态变化

substance 中文词源

sub-,在下，stance,站立，站姿，词源同 stand.即站在下面，构成基础，引申诸相关词义。

substance 英文词源

substance

substance: [13] Latin substantia denoted the ‘essence’ of something. Derived from the present participle of substāre ‘be present’, a compound verb formed from the prefix sub- ‘under’ and stāre ‘stand’ (a relative of English stand), it was virtually a loan-translation of Greek hupóstasis ‘substance, existence, essence’, which likewise was formed from elements meaning literally ‘under’ and ‘stand’. The word’s ultimate etymological meaning is thus ‘that which underlies or is the essence of something’.
=> stand, station, statue

substance (n.)

c. 1300, "essential nature, real or essential part," from Old French sustance, substance "goods, possessions; nature, composition" (12c.), from Latin substantia "being, essence, material," from substans, present participle of substare "stand firm, stand or be under, be present," from sub "up to, under" (see sub-) + stare "to stand," from PIE root *sta- "to stand" (see stet). Latin substantia translates Greek ousia "that which is one's own, one's substance or property; the being, essence, or nature of anything." Meaning "any kind of corporeal matter" is first attested mid-14c. Sense of "the matter of a study, discourse, etc." first recorded late 14c.

substance 词组搭配

substance 英文释义

1. that which has mass and occupies space;

"an atom is the smallest indivisible unit of matter"

2. the stuff of which an object consists

3. the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience;

"the gist of the prosecutor's argument"

"the heart and soul of the Republican Party"

"the nub of the story"

4. the idea that is intended;

"What is the meaning of this proverb?"

5. considerable capital (wealth or income);

"he is a man of means"

6. what a communication that is about something is about

substance 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。

substance 双语例句

1. This substance has now been cloned by molecular biologists.

该物质现在已被分子生物学家克隆。

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2. Syria will attend only if the negotiations deal with issues of substance.

只有在谈判涉及重大问题时叙利亚才会参加。

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3. There is no substance in any of these allegations.

这些指控都毫无根据。

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4. It's questionable whether anything of substance has been achieved.

是否已经取得了任何实质性进展还是个问题。

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5. A pH test measures the acidity or alkalinity of a substance.

pH值测试可检测物质的酸碱度。

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substance 实用场景例句

a chemical/radioactive, etc. substance

化学、放射性等物质

牛津词典

banned/illegal substances (= drugs)

禁用 / 非法物品

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a sticky substance

一种黏糊糊的东西

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It was malicious gossip, completely without substance .

这是恶意造谣，完全没有事实根据。

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The commission's report gives substance to these allegations.

委员会的报告为这些说法提供了事实根据。

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There is some substance in what he says.

他的话是有一定根据的。

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Love and guilt form the substance of his new book.

他的新书主要讲爱情与罪孽。

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I agreed with what she said in substance , though not with every detail.

对于她所说的，虽然不是每个细节我都同意，但基本内容却是赞同的。

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matters of substance

重大问题

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Nothing of any substance was achieved in the meeting.

会议没有取得任何实质性成果。

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There's absolutely no regulation of cigarettes to make sure that they don't include poisonous substances...

根本没有法规来确保香烟不含有毒物质。

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The substance that's causing the problem comes from the barley.

引起该问题的物质来自大麦。

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It's questionable whether anything of substance has been achieved...

是否已经取得了任何实质性进展还是个问题。

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Syria will attend only if the negotiations deal with issues of substance.

只有在谈判涉及重大问题时叙利亚才会参加。

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The substance of his discussions doesn't really matter.

他讨论的要点实际上根本不重要。

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There is no substance in any of these allegations.

这些指控都毫无根据。

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...mature men of substance.

有钱有势的成熟男人

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The substance is hard and granular.

该物质地坚硬,呈颗粒状.

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The terrorists charged the bomb with an explosive substance.

那些恐怖主义者给炸弹上装了炸药.

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Is there any substance to their claim?

他们的要求有实质内容 吗 ?

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The substance of their talk is condensed into a paragraph.

他们谈话的要旨被压缩成一段话.

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Despite the fact that the bottle is tinted a delicate shade of green, an observant visitor would soon notice that it is filled with what looks like a thick, greyish substance.

尽管瓶子呈现嫩绿色, 但观察力敏锐的客人不久会注意到,瓶子里装的看上去像是浓厚的灰色物质.

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There isn't anything of real substance in her book.

她的书中没有任何真正实质性的内容.

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How long will the substance take to salt out?

这种物质需要多长时间来盐析?

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A catalyst is a substance which speeds up a chemical reaction.

催化剂是一种能加速化学反应的物质.

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Drugs again rained on the Olympics'parade as another athlete tested positive for an illegal substance.

兴奋剂再次煞了奥运会的风景,又有一名运动员的违禁药物检测结果呈阳性.

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Oxygen is one of the basic elements of substance.

氧是物质的基本元素之一.

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These two chemicals interact with each other at a certain temperature to produce a substance which could cause an explosion.

这两种化学药品在一定温度下相互作用并产生一种引起爆炸的物质.

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The results of the sample for the test have shown that the quantity of fatty substance in milk is appropriate to the standard.

采样检验的结果表明牛奶中的脂肪含量达标.

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