matter 音标拼音: [m'ætɚ]
n .
U 物质;麻烦,毛病;
C 事情,问题;内容,素材
vi . 有关系,要紧
U 物质;麻烦,毛病;
C 事情,问题;内容,素材有关系,要紧
matter n 1 :
a vaguely specified concern ; "
several matters to attend to "; "
it is none of your affair "; "
things are going well "
[
synonym : {
matter }, {
affair }, {
thing }]
2 :
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 "
[
synonym : {
topic }, {
subject }, {
issue }, {
matter }]
3 :
that which has mass and occupies space ; "
physicists study both the nature of matter and the forces which govern it "
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 "
v 1 :
have weight ;
have import ,
carry weight ; "
It does not matter much " [
synonym : {
count }, {
matter }, {
weigh }]
Matter \
Mat "
ter \,
n . [
OE .
matere ,
F .
mati [`
e ]
re ,
fr .
L .
materia ;
perh .
akin to L .
mater mother .
Cf . {
Mother }, {
Madeira },
{
Material }.]
1 .
That of which anything is composed ;
constituent substance ;
material ;
the material or substantial part of anything ;
the constituent elements of conception ;
that into which a notion may be analyzed ;
the essence ;
the pith ;
the embodiment .
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He is the matter of virtue . --
B .
Jonson .
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2 .
That of which the sensible universe and all existent bodies are composed ;
anything which has extension ,
occupies space ,
or is perceptible by the senses ;
body ;
substance .
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Note :
Matter is usually divided by philosophical writers into three kinds or classes :
solid ,
liquid ,
and gaseous .
Solid substances are those whose parts firmly cohere and resist impression ,
as wood or stone .
Liquids have free motion among their parts ,
and easily yield to impression ,
as water and wine .
Gaseous substances are elastic fluids ,
called vapors and gases ,
as air and oxygen gas .
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3 .
That with regard to ,
or about which ,
anything takes place or is done ;
the thing aimed at ,
treated of ,
or treated ;
subject of action ,
discussion ,
consideration ,
feeling ,
complaint ,
legal action ,
or the like ;
theme . "
If the matter should be tried by duel ." --
Bacon .
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Son of God ,
Savior of men !
Thy name Shall be the copious matter of my song . --
Milton .
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Every great matter they shall bring unto thee ,
but every small matter they shall judge . --
Ex .
xviii .
22 .
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4 .
That which one has to treat ,
or with which one has to do ;
concern ;
affair ;
business .
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To help the matter ,
the alchemists call in many vanities out of astrology . --
Bacon .
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Some young female seems to have carried matters so far ,
that she is ripe for asking advice .
--
Spectator .
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5 .
Affair worthy of account ;
thing of consequence ;
importance ;
significance ;
moment ; --
chiefly in the phrases what matter ?
no matter ,
and the like .
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A prophet some ,
and some a poet ,
cry ;
No matter which ,
so neither of them lie . --
Dryden .
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6 .
Inducing cause or occasion ,
especially of anything disagreeable or distressing ;
difficulty ;
trouble .
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And this is the matter why interpreters upon that passage in Hosea will not consent it to be a true story ,
that the prophet took a harlot to wife .
--
Milton .
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7 .
Amount ;
quantity ;
portion ;
space ; --
often indefinite .
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Away he goes , . . .
a matter of seven miles . --
L '
Estrange .
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I have thoughts to tarry a small matter . --
Congreve .
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No small matter of British forces were commanded over sea the year before . --
Milton .
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8 .
Substance excreted from living animal bodies ;
that which is thrown out or discharged in a tumor ,
boil ,
or abscess ;
pus ;
purulent substance .
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9 . (
Metaph .)
That which is permanent ,
or is supposed to be given ,
and in or upon which changes are effected by psychological or physical processes and relations ; --
opposed to {
form }. --
Mansel .
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10 . (
Print .)
Written manuscript ,
or anything to be set in type ;
copy ;
also ,
type set up and ready to be used ,
or which has been used ,
in printing .
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{
Dead matter } (
Print .),
type which has been used ,
or which is not to be used ,
in printing ,
and is ready for distribution .
{
Live matter } (
Print .),
type set up ,
but not yet printed from .
{
Matter in bar }, {
Matter of fact }.
See under {
Bar },
and {
Fact }.
{
Matter of record },
anything recorded .
{
Upon the matter },
or {
Upon the whole matter },
considering the whole ;
taking all things into view ;
all things considered .
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Waller ,
with Sir William Balfour ,
exceeded in horse ,
but were ,
upon the whole matter ,
equal in foot .
--
Clarendon .
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Matter \
Mat "
ter \,
v .
i . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Mattered };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Mattering }.]
1 .
To be of importance ;
to import ;
to signify .
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It matters not how they were called . --
Locke .
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2 .
To form pus or matter ,
as an abscess ;
to maturate . [
R .]
"
Each slight sore mattereth ." --
Sir P .
Sidney .
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Matter \
Mat "
ter \,
v .
t .
To regard as important ;
to take account of ;
to care for .
[
Obs .]
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He did not matter cold nor hunger . --
H .
Brooke .
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326 Moby Thesaurus words for "
matter ":
activities ,
activity ,
ado ,
affair ,
affairs ,
air ,
ambition ,
amount ,
amount to something ,
amplitude ,
annoyance ,
anxiety ,
argument ,
article ,
aspect ,
aspiration ,
atom ,
atomic particles ,
atoms ,
autograph ,
bag ,
basis ,
be featured ,
be prominent ,
be somebody ,
be something ,
being ,
besetment ,
body ,
bother ,
brainchild ,
brute matter ,
building block ,
bulk ,
burden ,
business ,
calling ,
can of worms ,
carry weight ,
case ,
cause ,
chapter ,
chemical element ,
chyle ,
circumstance ,
colostrum ,
commerce ,
complication ,
component ,
composed matter ,
composition ,
computer printout ,
concern ,
concernment ,
condition ,
consequence ,
consideration ,
constituent ,
content ,
context ,
copy ,
core ,
count ,
cut ice ,
cut some ice ,
datum ,
dead matter ,
detail ,
difficulty ,
dilemma ,
disadvantage ,
discharge ,
distillate ,
distillation ,
document ,
doing ,
draft ,
earth ,
edited version ,
element ,
elementary particle ,
elementary unit ,
elixir ,
employ ,
employment ,
engrossment ,
enigma ,
enterprise ,
entity ,
episode ,
essay ,
essence ,
essentials ,
event ,
evil ,
extent ,
fabric ,
facet ,
fact ,
factor ,
fair copy ,
fester ,
festering ,
fiction ,
final draft ,
finished version ,
fire ,
first draft ,
flimsy ,
focus of attention ,
focus of interest ,
force ,
function ,
fundamental particle ,
get top billing ,
gist ,
gleet ,
goal ,
great ado ,
grievance ,
ground ,
guiding light ,
guiding star ,
head ,
headache ,
heading ,
heart ,
holograph ,
humor ,
hyle ,
hypostasis ,
ichor ,
ideal ,
implication ,
import ,
importance ,
incident ,
incidental ,
inconvenience ,
individual ,
inspiration ,
instance ,
intention ,
interest ,
issue ,
item ,
job ,
kernel ,
labor ,
lachryma ,
lactation ,
letter ,
leukorrhea ,
literae scriptae ,
literary artefact ,
literary production ,
literature ,
live matter ,
living issue ,
lodestar ,
lookout ,
lucubration ,
lymph ,
magnitude ,
main point ,
mainspring ,
manuscript ,
marrow ,
mass ,
material ,
material world ,
materiality ,
matter in hand ,
mattering ,
mean ,
meaning ,
meaningfulness ,
measure ,
measurement ,
meat ,
medium ,
milk ,
minor detail ,
minutia ,
minutiae ,
molecule ,
moment ,
monad ,
motif ,
motive ,
mucor ,
mucus ,
natural world ,
nature ,
neighborhood ,
nonfiction ,
nub ,
numbers ,
object ,
occasion ,
occupation ,
occurrence ,
opus ,
order ,
original ,
paper ,
parchment ,
particular ,
peccant humor ,
peck of troubles ,
penscript ,
phlegm ,
physical world ,
piece ,
piece of writing ,
pith ,
play ,
plenum ,
poem ,
point ,
point at issue ,
point in question ,
predicament ,
principle ,
printed matter ,
printout ,
problem ,
proceeding ,
production ,
purport ,
purulence ,
pus ,
puzzle ,
quandary ,
quantity ,
quantum ,
question ,
quintessence ,
range ,
rankle ,
rankling ,
reading matter ,
reason ,
recension ,
regard ,
respect ,
rheum ,
ripen ,
rubric ,
run ,
running ,
sake ,
saliva ,
sanies ,
sap ,
score ,
screed ,
scrip ,
script ,
scrive ,
scroll ,
sea of troubles ,
second draft ,
sense ,
serous fluid ,
serum ,
service ,
significance ,
signification ,
signify ,
situation ,
snot ,
soul ,
source ,
spirit ,
spring ,
stand out ,
standing matter ,
star ,
strength ,
stuff ,
subject ,
subject matter ,
subject of thought ,
substance ,
substratum ,
sum ,
sum and substance ,
suppurate ,
suppuration ,
sweat ,
tangible ,
tear ,
teardrop ,
tell ,
text ,
the four elements ,
the whites ,
the written word ,
theme ,
thing ,
to -
do ,
topic ,
transaction ,
transcript ,
transcription ,
trouble ,
tune ,
typescript ,
ulterior motive ,
undertaking ,
unit of being ,
upset ,
upshot ,
urine ,
version ,
vicinity ,
vocation ,
water ,
weep ,
weigh ,
weight ,
whole ,
work ,
worry ,
writing MATTER .
Some substantial or essential thing ,
opposed to form ;
facts .
MATTER ,
IMPERTINENT ,
Equity pleading .
That which is altogether irrelevant to the case ,
that does not appertain or belong to it ;
id est ,
qui ad rem non pertinet .
4 Bouv .
Inst .
n .
4163 .
See Impertinent .
MATTER ,
SCANDALOUS ,
equity pleading .
A false and malicious statement of facts ,
not relevant to the cause .
But nothing which is positively relevant ,
however harsh or gross the charge may be ,
can be considered scandalous .
4 Bouv .
Inst .
n .
4163 .
2 .
A bill cannot by the general practice ,
be referred for impertinence after the defendant has answered ,
or submitted to answer ,
but it may be referred for scandal at any time ,
and even upon the application of a stranger to the suit ,
for he has the right to prevent the records of the court from being made the vehicle of spreading slanders against himself .
Id .
n .
41f 64 .
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