material是什么意思

material是什么意思

(引自金山词霸)
新牛津英汉双解大词典
material
noun
[mass noun]
the matter from which a thing is or can be made
材料,原料
goats can eat more or less any plant material.
山羊几乎能食用任何植物食料.
[count noun]materials such as brass.
像黄铜这样的材料.
highly flammable materials.
极易燃烧的材料.
■(一般作 materials)things needed for an activity
用具,用品
cleaning materials.
清洁用品.
■[with adj.or noun modifier]a person of a specified quality or suitability
（有指明特征的）人才
he's not really Olympic material.
他并不是参加奥运会的料.
facts,information,or ideas for use in creating a book or other work
素材,资料
his colonial experiences gave him material.
他在殖民地的经历给他提供了素材.
■items,especially songs or jokes,comprising a performer's act
项目,曲目
a watchable band playing original material.
一个值得注意的乐队演奏原版曲目.
cloth or fabric
布料；织物
a piece of dark material.
一块黑色布料.
[count noun]dress materials.
衣料.
adjective
[attrib.]denoting or consisting of physical objects rather than the mind or spirit
物质的
the material world.
物质世界.
moral and material support.
精神和物质的支持.
■concerned with physical needs or desires
身体需要的；肉体的
material living standards have risen.
物质生活水平已经提高.
■concerned with the matter of reasoning,not its form
和推理内容的
political conflict lacks mathematical or material certitude.
政治斗争缺乏数学或推理内容方面的确定性.
important; essential; relevant
重要的；本质的；有关的
the insects did not do any material damage to the crop.
昆虫并没有对作物造成实质性破坏.
■(chiefly Law)(of evidence or a fact) significant,influential or relevant,especially to the extent of determining a cause or affecting a judgement
(主律)（证据或事实）决定性的,有决定性影响的