◎ 單詞釋義

n.事情；事態；問題；關于...的事情；物質；重要性

v.有關系；要緊

過去式: mattered 過去分詞: mattered 現在分詞: mattering 第三人稱單數: matters

物質

問題

事情，事件

事態，情勢

內容

材料

物品

重要性

素材

主題

物體

毛病

原因，理由

根據

郵件

v.(動詞)

有關系，相干，跟...有關系

【醫】化膿，出膿

要緊，重要，至關緊要

有重大影響

有重要性，有重大關系

n.(名詞)

[U]物質,物體 the material which makes up the world and everything in space which can be seen or touched

[U]題材,內容 a subject itself as opposed to the form in which it is spoken or written about

[C]事情,問題 affair; subject to which one gives attention

[S]困難,毛病,麻煩 a trouble or cause of pain, illness, etc.

[U]重要性 (of) importance

v.(動詞)

vi. 要緊,有關系 be of importance

noun

1. that which has mass and occupies space

e.g. physicists study both the nature of matter and the forces which govern it

2. (used with negation) having consequence

e.g. they were friends and it was no matter who won the games

3. a vaguely specified concern

e.g. several matters to attend to
it is none of your affair
things are going well

Synonym: affairthing

4. a problem

e.g. is anything the matter?

5. some situation or event that is thought about

e.g. he kept drifting off the topic
he had been thinking about the subject for several years
it is a matter for the police

Synonym: topicsubjectissue

6. written works (especially in books or magazines)

e.g. he always took some reading matter with him on the plane

verb

1. have weight
have import, carry weight

e.g. It does not matter much

Synonym: countweigh

1. 事情;狀況;問題
A matter is a task, situation, or event which you have to deal with or think about, especially one that involves problems.

matter

e.g. It was clear that she wanted to discuss some private matter...
很明顯，她想談些私事。
e.g. Until the matter is resolved the athletes will be ineligible to compete...
除非這個問題得以解決，否則這些運動員沒有資格參加比賽。

2. 事態;情況;局面
You use matters to refer to the situation you are talking about, especially when something is affecting the situation in some way.

e.g. If your ordinary life is out of control, then retreating into a cosy ritual will not improve matters...
如果正常生活都一團糟了，那么再講究小情調根本無濟于事。
e.g. If it would facilitate matters, I would be happy to come to New York...
如果對事態發展有利，我很樂意來紐約。

3. (是…的)問題;取決于…的問題;關乎…的問題
If you say that a situation is a matter of a particular thing, you mean that that is the most important thing to be done or considered when you are involved in the situation or explaining it.

e.g. History is always a matter of interpretation...
歷史總是一種闡釋角度的問題。
e.g. Observance of the law is a matter of principle for us...
守法是我們的一個原則問題。

4. (印刷或閱讀的)材料
Printed matter consists of books, newspapers, and other texts that are printed. Reading matter consists of things that are suitable for reading, such as books and newspapers.

e.g. ...the Government's plans to levy VAT on printed matter.
政府對印刷品征收增值稅的計劃
e.g. ...a rich variety of reading matter.
種類繁多的閱讀材料

5. (有形的)物質
Matter is the physical part of the universe consisting of solids, liquids, and gases.

e.g. A proton is an elementary particle of matter.
質子是物質的基本粒子。
e.g. He has spent his career studying how matter behaves at the fine edge between order and disorder.
他從事研究物質在有序與無序的細微臨界處的行為變化。

6. (某一類型的)物質
You use matter to refer to a particular type of substance.

e.g. They feed mostly on decaying vegetable matter.
它們大多以腐爛的蔬菜為食。
e.g. ...waste matter from industries.
工業廢料

7. 麻煩事;問題
You use matter in expressions such as 'What's the matter?' or 'Is anything the matter?' when you think that someone has a problem and you want to know what it is.

e.g. Carole, what's the matter? You don't seem happy...
卡蘿爾，出什么事了？你好像不開心。
e.g. What's the matter with your office?...
你們部門出什么事了嗎？

8. (強調數量少、時間短)
You use matter in expressions such as 'a matter of weeks' when you are emphasizing how small an amount is or how short a period of time is.

matter

e.g. Within a matter of days she was back at work...
僅僅幾天后，她又回去上班了。
e.g. He expected to be at East Grinstead station in a matter of hours...
他希望幾個小時內可以到達東格林斯特德站。

9. 有關系;要緊;有影響
If you say that something does not matter, you mean that it is not important to you because it does not have an effect on you or on a particular situation.

e.g. A lot of the food goes on the floor but that doesn't matter...
許多食品掉在地板上，不過也沒什么關系。
e.g. As for Laura and me, the colour of our skin has never mattered...
至于我和勞拉，膚色根本不是問題。

10. see also: grey matter;subject matter

11. 另一碼事；另一回事;不同情形
If you say that something is another matter or a different matter, you mean that it is very different from the situation that you have just discussed.

e.g. Being responsible for one's own health is one thing, but being responsible for another person's health is quite a different matter...
對自己的健康負責是一回事，對他人的健康負責就完全是另一回事了。
e.g. You have no business going into such places all by yourselves. If your parents take you, of course, that's another matter.
你們不該自己去這些地方。不過如果是父母帶你們去的，那就另當別論了。

12. 出于（時間）的考慮;作為（緊急）事件（處理）
If you are going to do something as a matter of urgency or priority, you are going to do it as soon as possible, because it is important.

e.g. Your doctor and health visitor can help a great deal and you need to talk about it with them as a matter of urgency.
你的醫生和家訪護士會幫很大的忙。你應該和他們談一談，這是當務之急。

13. 難事;并非易事
If something is no easy matter, it is difficult to do it.

e.g. Choosing the colour for the drawing-room walls was no easy matter.
選擇客廳墻壁的顏色絕非易事。

14. 此事已定;(事情)到此為止，到此結束
If someone says that's the end of the matter or that's an end to the matter, they mean that a decision that has been taken must not be changed or discussed any more.

e.g. 'He's moving in here,' Maria said. 'So that's the end of the matter.'
“他就要搬來住了，”瑪麗亞說，“那么就這么定了。”

15. 事實真相是;真實情況是
You use the fact of the matter is or the truth of the matter is to introduce a fact which supports what you are saying or which is not widely known, for example because it is a secret.

e.g. The fact of the matter is that most people consume far more protein than they actually need...
真實的情況是，大多數人攝入的蛋白質比他們實際所需的多出許多。
e.g. The truth of the matter is that he was having an identity crisis when he met Carina.
實際情況是，他認識卡麗娜時正在迷失自我。

16. 同樣;而且
You can use for that matter to emphasize that the remark you are making is true in the same way as your previous, similar remark.

e.g. The irony was that Shawn had not seen her. Nor for that matter had anyone else...
具有諷刺意味的是，肖恩并沒有見過她，別人也同樣如此。
e.g. A great deal of hard work was done and, for that matter, is continuing.
大量艱苦的工作已經完成，同樣，大量艱苦的工作也仍在繼續。

17. 不要緊;沒關系
You say 'it doesn't matter' to tell someone who is apologizing to you that you are not angry or upset, and that they should not worry.

e.g. 'Did I wake you?' — 'Yes, but it doesn't matter.'
“我把你吵醒了？”——“是的，不過沒關系。”

18. 都行;無所謂;隨便
You say 'it doesn't matter' when someone offers you a choice between two or more things and you do not mind which is chosen.

e.g. 'Steve, what do you want?' — 'Coke, Pepsi, it doesn't matter.'
“史蒂夫，你要喝點什么？”——“可口可樂，百事，隨便啦。”

19. 正經事；非同兒戲
If you say that something is no laughing matter, you mean that it is very serious and not something that you should laugh or joke about.

e.g. Their behaviour is an offence. It's no laughing matter.
他們這么做是犯罪，這可不是開玩笑的。

20. 使情況變得更糟
If you say that something makes matters worse, you mean that it makes a difficult situation even more difficult.

e.g. Don't let yourself despair; this will only make matters worse...
不要想不開，這樣只能使情況變得更糟。
e.g. To make matters worse, it started to rain again.
更糟的是，又開始下雨了。

21. 沒關系;不要緊
You say 'no matter' after you have just asked a question or mentioned an idea or doubt and you have decided that it is not really important, interesting, or worth discussing.

matter

e.g. 'Didn't you ever read the book?' Keating shook his head. 'Well, no matter.'...
“你從沒看過這本書？”基廷搖了搖頭。“嗯，沒關系。”
e.g. 'Shoddy workmanship these days,' he remarked. 'No matter, it will still bear my weight.'
“現如今的做工實在是差勁，”他說，“無所謂了，好歹還撐得住我的體重。”

22. 不管…;無論…
You use no matter in expressions such as 'no matter how' and 'no matter what' to say that something is true or happens in all circumstances.

e.g. No matter what your age, you can lose weight by following this program...
不論年齡多大，都可以按這套方案來減肥。
e.g. No matter how often they were urged, they could not bring themselves to join in...
就算別人說破了嘴皮，他們就是不加入。

23. 不管怎樣;無論如何
If you say that you are going to do something no matter what, you are emphasizing that you are definitely going to do it, even if there are obstacles or difficulties.

e.g. He had decided to publish the manuscript no matter what...
他決定無論如何都要出版那部手稿。
e.g. I vowed then, no matter what, I would never be like those people.
于是我發誓，無論如何，我和他們那種人都不會成為一丘之貉。

24. 看法問題;看法因人而異的事情
If you say that a statement is a matter of opinion, you mean that it is not a fact, and that other people, including yourself, do not agree with it.

e.g. 'We're not that contrived. We're not that theatrical.' — 'That's a matter of opinion.'
“我們沒那么造作，也沒那么夸張。”——“見仁見智嘍。”

25. (只是)時間的問題（用于說明某事必定發生）
If you say that something is just a matter of time, you mean that it is certain to happen at some time in the future.

e.g. It would be only a matter of time before he went through with it.
他完成這件事只是時間問題。

26. a matter of life and death -> see death
as a matter of course -> see course
as a matter of fact -> see fact
mind over matter -> see mind

1. matter

1. 事情：我們一生之中, 要牢記和要忘記的東西(thing)一樣多; 記憶存在細胞(cell)里, 在身體里面, 與肉體永不分離(separation), 要摧毀它, 等于玉石俱焚; 然而, 有些事情(matter)必須牢記, 忘記痛苦(misery)(misery),

n.(名詞)

matter的基本含義是指與精神相對的“物質,物體”,泛指構成客觀物體或宇宙的所有物質,在物理學上指由很少的幾種基本粒子構成的物質,在哲學上則指與意識相對的物質,是不可數名詞,表靜態概念。

matter也可指思想或表達的“題材”,書籍、演說等的“內容”,與“形式”相對,是不可數名詞。

matter也可作“事情”解,有時可轉化為“問題”解。the matter指“麻煩事,困難,毛病”,在句中可用作表語或后置定語,常用在what, something, anything或nothing后。復數形式matters意為“情形,事態”,而不是“多件事”。

matter還可作“重要性”解,為不可數名詞,有時也可作“原因”“理由”解。

(in) a matter of還可與表示時間、距離、金錢的詞連用,意為“…左右,…上下”,有“很少”的意味。

v.(動詞)

matter是不及物動詞,基本意思是“對人們有重大關系,要緊”“重要,有嚴重性”。

matter常用于以it作形式主語的結構中,其真實主語一般為現在分詞短語、that從句、wh-從句或if/whether從句。

在回答別人的道歉時,應該說It doesn't matter,不說no matter。

matter用于醫學上,指“化膿”。

matter是表示靜態的動詞,一般不用于進行體。

n.(名詞)

in a matter of, in the matter of

兩者不容混淆:in a matter of的意思是“只消,不過”; 而in the matter of的意思是“關于,對于”。例如:

You can finish the course in a matter of weeks.你只消幾周就能學完這門課程。

Jimmy has a name in the matter of enthusiasm in work.吉米的工作干勁是有名的。

v.(動詞)

matter, affair, business, concern, thing

這組詞在含糊地指那些所做的事時意義相近,常可互換。例如：

It is a regretful affair〔business, concern, matter, thing〕.這是一件遺憾的事。

I don't talk to her about private affairs〔business, concerns, matters, things〕.我從不和她談私事。

它們之間的區別在于：

1.從模糊程度上看, affair＜matter＜thing, thing的詞義最不確切,常可用在有意使概念含混不清的場合。例如：

How did you find things in America?你覺得美國怎樣?

2.從含義上看, affair強調運行或操作過程,如一道程序,一筆交易,一個行動,一項事業等。business強調職責關系,例如：

It is her business to take good care of the baby.看護好這個嬰兒是她的職責。

concern強調利害相關,例如：

It is no concern of mine.此事與我無關。

matter強調必須考慮和處理,例如：

We have a lot of matters to do.我們有許多事情要做。

thing則是一般用語,口語中常表示說話內容預先未考慮好或說話者力圖掩飾自己的觀點,例如：

I've another thing to talk with you.我還有一件事跟你說。

3.從用法上看, business不能用復數,而affair在指重大的或頭緒較多的事務時則需要用復數。

4.從搭配范圍上看,與foreign、international、state等詞連用時只能用affair,在短語have an affair with sb (與某人有不正當男女關系)中也只能用affair。在指商業上的生意和活動或指“公事”“正事”時只能用business,例如：

It's a pleasure to do business with you.很高興和你做生意。

Business before pleasure.公事比娛樂要緊。

口語中作“出了毛病”“失常”解時,只能用matter而不能用affair和business,例如：

What's the matter with you?你怎么啦?

在泛指“東西”“物品”時,用affair和thing均可。例如：

And these Tubes were convenient things〔affairs〕.而這地下鐵道是非常方便的東西。

n.(名詞)物質世界是由物質組成的。

誤

The physical world is composed of matters.

正

The physical world is composed of matter.

析

matter作“物質”解時是不可數名詞。
你怎么啦?

誤

What's the matter to you?

正

What's the matter with you?
收音機沒有什么毛病。

誤

There wasn't any matter with the radio.

正

There was nothing the matter with the radio.

析

the matter with為固定搭配,表示“…出了毛病”。
事實上,他在假裝睡覺。

誤

As the matter of fact he was pretending to be asleep.

正

As a matter of fact he was pretending to be asleep.

析

as a matter of fact是固定說法,表示“事實上”。
我有幾件事要做。

誤

I have several matters to do.

正

I have several things to do.

析

matter雖可用作可數名詞,并可說a matter,但不可說two matters, several matters,可改用two things, several things。
無論你給那個孩子什么東西,他都會吃的。

誤

The child will eat no matter what you give him.

正

The child will eat whatever you give him.

析

no matter what引起的從句不能作主語或賓語,而whatever可以引導主語從句或賓語從句。
問題是車內沒有位置容納你,所以我們無法帶你一起去。

誤

The matter is that we won't have enough room in the car to take you with us.

正

The problem is that we won't have enough room in the car to take you with us.

析

the matter作“問題”或“麻煩”解時不用作主語。
v.(動詞)你來不來對他都無關緊要。

誤

It doesn't matter with him whether you will come or not.

正

It doesn't matter to him whether you will come or not.

析

表示“…對某人無關緊要”,應該說It doesn't matter to sb,其中介詞 to 不能改用with。

☆ 1300年左右進入英語，直接源自殖英諾曼底語的matere；最初源自古典拉丁語的materia，意為一顆樹的硬實的樹心，組成事物的材料。

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