英语字典

matter

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音标发音

  • 英式音标 ['mætə(r)'mætə]
  • 美式音标 [ˈmæt̬.ɚ]
  • 英式发音
  • 美式发音

基本解释

  • n. 物质；事件
  • vi. 有关系；要紧
  • n. (Matter)人名；(英、法)马特；(西)马特尔

词源解说

  • 1300年左右进入英语，直接源自殖英诺曼底语的matere；最初源自古典拉丁语的materia，意为一颗树的硬实的树心，组成事物的材料。

同根派生

  • adj性质的同根词
    matrimonial：婚姻的；与婚姻有关的；根据结婚的惯例的。

用法辨析

    n. (名词)

  • matter的基本含义是指与精神相对的“物质,物体”,泛指构成客观物体或宇宙的所有物质,在物理学上指由很少的几种基本粒子构成的物质,在哲学上则指与意识相对的物质,是不可数名词,表静态概念。
  • matter也可指思想或表达的“题材”,书籍、演说等的“内容”,与“形式”相对,是不可数名词。
  • matter也可作“事情”解,有时可转化为“问题”解。the matter指“麻烦事,困难,毛病”,在句中可用作表语或后置定语,常用在what, something, anything或nothing后。复数形式matters意为“情形,事态”,而不是“多件事”。
  • matter还可作“重要性”解,为不可数名词,有时也可作“原因”“理由”解。
  • (in) a matter of还可与表示时间、距离、金钱的词连用,意为“…左右,…上下”,有“很少”的意味。

    • v. (动词)

  • matter是不及物动词,基本意思是“对人们有重大关系,要紧”“重要,有严重性”。
  • matter常用于以it作形式主语的结构中,其真实主语一般为现在分词短语、that从句、wh-从句或if/whether从句。
  • 在回答别人的道歉时,应该说It doesn't matter,不说no matter。
  • matter用于医学上,指“化脓”。

英汉例句

    用作名词 (n.)

  • Matter is the opposite of mind.
    物质与精神相对。

    • 用作动词 (v.)

    用作不及物动词: S+～(+A)

  • Age doesn't matter.
    年龄无关紧要。

    • It+～+ v -ing

  • It doesn't matter hurting myself a little bit.
    我受点伤,不要紧。

    • It+～+that/wh-clause

  • It had never mattered much to her that she had not had a formal education.
    她未受过正规教育,这对她来说从来没有多大关系。

    • It+～+if/whether-clause

  • What does it matter if it rains?
    下雨有啥要紧?

    • It+～+to sb+wh-clause

  • Does it matter to you what people say?
    别人说什么你在乎吗?

词组短语

    用作名词 (n.)

    动词+～

  • arrange matter 安排事情
  • bring the matter 引起某人注意这事件
  • clear up matters 澄清事情
  • consider a matter 考虑问题
  • contain much useless matter 包含许多无用的物质

英英字典

    剑桥英英字典

  • (SITUATION) a situation or subject that is being dealt with or considered
  • (PROBLEM) the reason for pain, worry, or a problem
  • (SUBSTANCE) physical substance in the universe
  • (TYPE) a substance or things of a particular type
  • (SMALL AMOUNT) used in expressions describing how small an amount or period of time is
  • to be important, or to affect what happens

    • 柯林斯英英字典

  • A matter is a task, situation, or event which you have to deal with or think about, especially one that involves problems.
  • You use matters to refer to the situation you are talking about, especially when something is affecting the situation in some way.
  • If you say that a situation is a matter of a particular thing, you mean that that is the most important thing to be done or considered when you are involved in the situation or explaining it.
  • Printed matter consists of books, newspapers, and other texts that are printed. Reading matter consists of things that are suitable for reading, such as books and newspapers.
  • Matter is the physical part of the universe consisting of solids, liquids, and gases.
  • You use matter to refer to a particular type of substance.
  • You use matter in expressions such as "What's the matter?" or "Is anything the matter?" when you think that someone has a problem and you want to know what it is.
  • You use matter in expressions such as "a matter of weeks" when you are emphasizing how small an amount is or how short a period of time is.
  • If you say that something does not matter, you mean that it is not important to you because it does not have an effect on you or on a particular situation.
  • &rarrsee also subject matter
  • If you say that something is another matter or a different matter, you mean that it is very different from the situation that you have just discussed.
  • If you are going to do something as a matter of urgency or priority, you are going to do it as soon as possible, because it is important.
  • If something is no easy matter, it is difficult to do it.
  • If someone says that's the end of the matter or that's an end to the matter, they mean that a decision that has been taken must not be changed or discussed any more.
  • You use the fact of the matter is or the truth of the matter is to introduce a fact which supports what you are saying or which is not widely known, for example because it is a secret.
  • You say "it doesn't matter" to tell someone who is apologizing to you that you are not angry or upset, and that they should not worry.
  • If you say that something makes matters worse, you mean that it makes a difficult situation even more difficult.
  • You use no matter in expressions such as "no matter how" and "no matter what" to say that something is true or happens in all circumstances.
  • a matter of life and death&rarrsee death
  • as a matter of course&rarrsee course
  • as a matter of fact&rarrsee fact

专业释义

    农业科学

  • 物质

    The organic matter can trigger the effectiveness of nutrient.
    有机物质对磷素的有效性具有很大的激发作用。

    经济学

  • 问题

    This topic will discuss this matter.
    本文将就此问题进行探讨。

    文学

  • 物质

    Broadingly speaking, bronze culture mainly refers to the matter culture and spirit culture created by the people of the Bronze Age.
    从广义来讲，青铜文化主要是指青铜时代的人们所创造的物质文化和精神文化。

    医药科学

  • 脓；生命体排出物(如屎、尿等)

    • 艺术学

  • 破碎化

    The second part mainly is about analysis of art and theory of Cubism. It is divided into three sections: the breakdown of image the disappearance of subject and non-subject matter.
    在现代艺术诸流派的理念和变现这一章中集中分析了立体派的艺术和理论,并将现代艺术划分成三个阶段,主题形象的“破碎化”、主题形象的消亡和非物化以及现代艺术主题形象的终结非形象化这一变幻过程。

    计算机科学技术

  • 问题

    So,shortest path has it’s matter-of fact significance.
    所以，最短路径问题具有很大的实际意义。

  • 有重物

    • 物理学

  • 物质

    • 哲学

  • 事

    Han Fei advocated the statement as a standard to measure Utilitarianism, the matter raised when his words, we should take the law as the yardstick.
    韩非主张以言为标准,来衡量事功,提出事当其言,要以法律为准绳。

  • 素材；质料
  • 物质

    • 数学

  • 命题内容

    • 印刷、复印技术

  • 排版；原稿

    • 交通运输工程

  • 事情

    • 机械工程

  • 物质