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matter

英['mætə] 美['mætɚ]
  • n. 物质;原因;事件
  • vi. 有关系;要紧
  • n. (Matter)人名;(英、法)马特;(西)马特尔

英英释意


1. that which has mass and occupies space;
"an atom is the smallest indivisible unit of matter"
2. a vaguely specified concern;
"several matters to attend to"
"it is none of your affair"
"things are going well"
3. some situation or event that is thought about;
"he kept drifting off the topic"
"he had been thinking about the subject for several years"
"it is a matter for the police"
4. a problem;
"is anything the matter?"
5. (used with negation) having consequence;
"they were friends and it was no matter who won the games"
6. written works (especially in books or magazines);
"he always took some reading matter with him on the plane"