material

詞型變化：

名詞:materialness  

詞意辨析：

material, matter, substance, stuff

這些名詞均含“物質，東西”之意。
material: 通常指組成客觀存在物的部分或其原料。
matter: 通常指構成實物的物質，與精神相對立。在科學上，指占有空間，並能以某種方式被感官覺察的一切東西。
substance: 多指某一種形式的物質，既可指元素也可指化合物。
stuff: 多用於日常生活中，非正式用詞，常指構成整體的所有部分、物體或項目，有時指劣等材料，含輕蔑意味。

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英文解釋：

名詞 material:

1. the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
   同義詞：stuff
2. information (data or ideas or observations) that can be used or reworked into a finished form
3. things needed for doing or making something
4. artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
   同義詞：fabric, cloth, textile
5. a person judged suitable for admission or employment

形容詞 material:

1. concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests
2. derived from or composed of matter
3. directly relevant to a matter especially a law case
4. concerned with or affecting physical as distinct from intellectual or psychological well-being- T.Roosevelt
5. having material or physical form or substance - Benjamin Jowett
   同義詞：corporeal
6. having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary- Shakespeare
   同義詞：substantial, real

相關句子：

1. For tracksuits you need material with plenty of stretch.
   做田徑服需要用彈性強的料子。
2. Jim is going to get material for a new book.
   吉姆正打算為一部新書準備材料。
3. This material is impervious to rainwater.
   這種材料防雨。
4. In hot weather cloths made of a porous material like cotton are best.
   熱天穿棉布之類有滲透性的材料製成的衣服最為適宜。
5. She's collecting material for a newspaper article.
   她正在蒐集素材在報紙上發表文章。
6. Building materials are expensive.
   建築材料很昂貴。
7. He is collecting materials for a book.
   他正在為寫書蒐集素材。
8. The storm did a great deal of material damage.
   暴風雨造成了大量物質損失。