immaterial

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˌɪ.məˈtɪə.ɹɪ.əl/    美 /ˌɪ.məˈtɪ.ɹi.əl/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A being or entity having no matter or substance. countable,in-plural
  2. A thing which is abstract or intangible; (uncountable) chiefly preceded by the: things which are abstract or intangible considered collectively. countable,in-plural
    — Lodge immaterials in thy Head: aſcend unto inviſibles: fill thy Spirit vvith Spirituals, vvith the myſteries of Faith, the magnalities of Religion, and thy Life vvith the Honour of God; […]
形容词 adj.
  1. Having no matter or substance; incorporeal.
    — Some believe that because ghosts are immaterial, they can pass through walls.
  2. Of the nature of the soul or spirit; spiritual.
    — [T]here are ſome beings in the vvorld vvhich cannot depend upon matter or motion, i.e. that there are ſome ſpiritual and immaterial ſubstances or Beings […] If there be then ſuch things in the vvorld vvhich matter and motion cannot be the cauſes of, then there are certainly spiritual and immaterial Beings, and that I ſhall make appear both as to the minds of men, and to ſome extraordinary effects vvhich are produced in the vvorld.
  3. Of no importance; inconsequential, insignificant, unimportant. figuratively
    — He has also been good enough to recommend to me many tradesmen who are ready to supply these articles in any quantities; each of whom has been here already a dozen times, cap in hand, and vowing that it is quite immaterial when I pay—which is very kind of them; […]
  4. Having or seeming to have very little substance; insubstantial, slight. figuratively,rare
    — No, vvhy art thou then exaſperate, thou idle, / immaterial ſkeine of ſleiue ſilke; thou greene ſacenet flap for a ſore eye, thou toſſell of a prodigalls purſe— […]
  5. Especially of evidence; chiefly followed by to: not associated in any way that is important or useful to the context being discussed; irrelevant. figuratively
    — Objection, your Honour! The defendant’s criminal record is immaterial to this case.

词形变化

more immaterial comparative most immaterial superlative immaterials plural

词汇关系

衍生词
immaterialism immaterialist immateriality immaterialize immaterialized immaterially immaterialness
相关词
material materiality materially matter nonmaterial nonmaterialism nonmaterialist nonmaterialistic nonmateriality nonmaterially unmaterial unmaterialised unmaterialized unmaterialist unmaterialistic unmaterialistically

词源

词源 1
The adjective is derived from Late Middle English immaterial, inmateriall (“incorporeal; spiritual”), from Middle French immateriel (“not material”) (modern French immatériel), and from its etymon Medieval Latin immāteriālis (“not material”), from Latin im- (a variant of in- (prefix meaning ‘not’)) + māteriālis (“made of matter, material”) (from māteria (“matter, substance, material”) (from māter, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr, + ia) + -ālis (suffix forming adjectives of relationship)). The English word is analysable as im- + material.
The noun is derived from the adjective.
词源 2
The adjective is derived from Late Middle English immaterial, inmateriall (“incorporeal; spiritual”), from Middle French immateriel (“not material”) (modern French immatériel), and from its etymon Medieval Latin immāteriālis (“not material”), from Latin im- (a variant of in- (prefix meaning ‘not’)) + māteriālis (“made of matter, material”) (from māteria (“matter, substance, material”) (from māter, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr, + ia) + -ālis (suffix forming adjectives of relationship)). The English word is analysable as im- + material.
The noun is derived from the adjective.
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