substantial

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Anything having substance; an essential part.
形容词 adj.
  1. Having a substance; actually existing.
    — substantial life
  2. Not imaginary; real; actual; true; veritable.
    — 1850s, Cardinal John Henry Newman, The Rise and Progress of Universities to do some substantial good, is the compensation for much incidental imperfection
  3. Corporeal; material; firm.
  4. Having good substance; strong; stout; solid; firm.
    — substantial cloth
  5. Addressing the substance of an injury
    — Substantial damages (i.e. damages set at a level that exactly covers the plaintiff's losses; synonym: compensatory damgages)
  6. Possessed of goods or an estate; moderately wealthy.
    — a substantial freeholder
  7. Large in size, quantity, or value; ample; significant.
    — He inherited a substantial amount of money from his uncle.
  8. Most important; essential.
  9. Satisfying; having sufficient substance to be nourishing or filling.
    — I don't just want a snack; I need something substantial.

词形变化

more substantial comparative most substantial superlative substancial alternative,obsolete substantials plural substancial alternative,obsolete

词汇关系

近义词
actual bodily choical corporeal concrete hylic hylical material meaty physical real substantive tangible
反义词
insubstantial superficial
下位词
personal enduring firm rigid solid strong stout
衍生词
consubstantial insubstantial nonsubstantial presubstantial substantialise substantialism substantialist substantiality substantialize substantially substantialness supersubstantial unsubstantial
相关词
substance

词源

词源 1
From Middle English substancial, substantiall, from Old French substanciel, substantiel and its etymon Latin substantiālis.
词源 2
From Middle English substancial, substantiall, from Old French substanciel, substantiel and its etymon Latin substantiālis.
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