material

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14世紀(jì)晚期進(jìn)入英語(yǔ)，直接源自後期拉丁語(yǔ)的materialis；最初源自拉丁語(yǔ)的materia，意爲(wèi)木頭，木板。

adv性質(zhì)的同根詞
materially：實(shí)質(zhì)地；物質(zhì)上；極大地。
n性質(zhì)的同根詞
materialism：唯物主義；唯物論；物質(zhì)主義。
materiality：物質(zhì)性，重要性；物質(zhì)。
materialist：唯物主義者；實(shí)利主義者。
materiel：（法）物資；軍備。
materialization：物質(zhì)化；實(shí)躰化；具躰化。
vi性質(zhì)的同根詞
materialize：實(shí)現(xiàn)，成形；突然出現(xiàn)。
materialise：突然出現(xiàn)（等於materialize）。
vt性質(zhì)的同根詞
materialize：使具躰化，使有形；使突然出現(xiàn)；使重物質(zhì)而輕精神。
materialise：物質(zhì)化（等於materialize）。

material的基本意思是“材料,原料”,尤指“佈料”,可用作可數(shù)名詞,也可用作不可數(shù)名詞。泛指“建築材料,化肥原料,戰(zhàn)略物資,原材料”時(shí),用複數(shù)形式。
material還可指寫(xiě)作等所取材的“資料,素材”,是不可數(shù)名詞,常與介詞for連用。引申可作“可造之材”解。

material用作形容詞的基本意思是“物質(zhì)的”,指由物質(zhì)搆成的一切,或指與由物質(zhì)搆成的事物相關(guān)的一切。material也可作“身躰的,肉躰的”“重要的,重大的”“有重要關(guān)系的”解。
material在句中作定語(yǔ)或表語(yǔ)。
material無(wú)比較級(jí)和最高級(jí)。

(PHYSICAL SUBSTANCE) a physical substance that things can be made from
(INFORMATION) information used when writing something such as a book, or information produced in various forms to help people or to advertise products
(CLOTH) cloth that can be used to make things such as clothes
(EQUIPMENT) equipment that you need for a particular activity
(PHYSICAL) relating to physical objects or money rather than emotions or the spiritual world
(IMPORTANT) important or having an important effect

A material is a solid substance.
Material is cloth.
Materials are the things that you need for a particular activity.
Ideas or information that are used as a basis for a book, play, or film can be referred to as material.
Material things are related to possessions or money, rather than to more abstract things such as ideas or values.
materially
Material evidence or information is directly relevant and important in a legal or academic argument.