英 [ˈmætə(r)] 美 [ˈmætər]
n. 事情，问题；事态，情况；困境，麻烦（the matter）；物质；材料，物品，东西；书面材料，印刷品；（身体感染部位排出的）脓，黄水；命题内容；（表示数量或时间之少）大约，左右；（法庭审问或证明的）事项，案件
v. 要紧，有关系；（伤口）化脓，流脓
【名】 （Matter）（英、法）马特，（西）马特尔（人名）
复数matters
第三人称单数matters
现在分词mattering
过去式mattered
过去分词mattered
matter /ˈmætə/ CET4 TEM4 [ mattering mattered matters ]
可数名词 A matter is a task, situation, or event which you have to deal with or think about, especially one that involves problems. 事情
It was clear that she wanted to discuss some private matter.
很明显她想讨论一些私事。
Business matters drew him to Louisville.
生意上的事情吸引他去路易斯维尔。
复数型名词 You use matters to refer to the situation you are talking about, especially when something is affecting the situation in some way. 事态
We have no objection to this change, but doubt that it will significantly improve matters.
我们不反对这种变化，但怀疑这是否将明显地改善事态。
If it would facilitate matters, I would be happy to come to New York.
如果这有利于事态，我将乐意来纽约。
单数型名词 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. 问题
History is always a matter of interpretation.
历史总是一个诠释的问题。
Observance of the law is a matter of principle for us.
遵守法律对于我们是一个原则问题。
不可数名词 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. (印刷或阅读的) 物品
...the government's plans to place a tax on printed matter.
…政府对印刷品征税的计划。
不可数名词 Matter is the physical part of the universe consisting of solids, liquids, and gases. 物质
A proton is an elementary particle of matter that possesses a positive charge.
质子是带正电荷的物质的基本粒子。
不可数名词 You use matter to refer to a particular type of substance. 物料
...waste matter from industries.
…来自工业的废料。
单数型名词 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. 麻烦事
Carole, what's the matter? You don't seem happy.
卡萝尔，你怎么啦？你好像不高兴。
单数型名词 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. 仅仅
Within a matter of days she was back at work.
仅仅几天之后，她又回来工作了。
及物动词/不及物动词 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. 要紧
A lot of the food goes on the floor but that doesn't matter.
很多食物掉在地板上，但是那不要紧。
As long as staff members are well-groomed, it does not matter how long their hair is.
只要工作人员打扮整齐，他们的头发多长不要紧。
→see alsosubject matter
习语 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. 另一码事
Being responsible for one's own health is one thing, but being responsible for another person's health is quite a different matter.
对自己的健康负责是一码事，但对别人的健康负责完全是另一码事。
习语 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. 作为…的事情
Your doctors can help a great deal and you need to talk about it with them as a matter of urgency.
你的医生能够帮你很大的忙，你应该把此事当作紧急情况和他们谈谈。
习语 If something is no easy matter, it is difficult to do it. 并非易事
Choosing the colour for the living-room walls was no easy matter.
为起居室的墙壁选择颜色并非易事。
习语 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. 此事已定
"He's moving in here," Maria said. "So that's the end of the matter."
“他就要搬来住了，”玛丽亚说。“所以此事已定。”
习语 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. 事实
The fact of the matter is that most people consume far more protein than they actually need.
事实是大多数人摄入的蛋白质比他们真正需要的要多。
习惯表达 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. 没关系
"Did I wake you?"—"Yes, but it doesn't matter."
“我把您吵醒了吗？” — “是的，不过没关系。”
习语 If you say that something makes matters worse, you mean that it makes a difficult situation even more difficult. 使情况变得更糟
Don't let yourself despair; this will only make matters worse.
别让你自己绝望；这样将只会使情况变得更糟。
习语 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. 不管…
No matter what your age, you can lose weight by following this programme.
不管你多大年龄，你都可以通过这个方案减轻体重。
a matter of life and death→seedeath
as a matter of course→seecourse
as a matter of fact→seefact
that which has mass and occupies space
an atom is the smallest indivisible unit of matter
同义词： substance
a problem
is anything the matter?
(used with negation) having consequence
they were friends and it was no matter who won the games
written works (especially in books or magazines)
he always took some reading matter with him on the plane
物质-引用次数：2294
The organic matter can trigger the effectiveness of nutrient.
有机物质对磷素的有效性具有很大的激发作用。
物质-引用次数：65
Broadingly speaking, bronze culture mainly refers to the matter culture and spirit culture created by the people of the Bronze Age.
从广义来讲，青铜文化主要是指青铜时代的人们所创造的物质文化和精神文化。
参考来源青铜文化与《诗经》发生学研究
脓；生命体排出物(如屎、尿等)
破碎化-引用次数：2
The second part mainly is about analysis of art and theory of Cubism. It is divided into three sections: the breakdown of image the disappearance of subject and non-subject matter.
在现代艺术诸流派的理念和变现这一章中集中分析了立体派的艺术和理论,并将现代艺术划分成三个阶段,主题形象的“破碎化”、主题形象的消亡和非物化以及现代艺术主题形象的终结非形象化这一变幻过程。
参考来源现代艺术非人化的研究
问题-引用次数：188
So,shortest path has it’s matter-of fact significance.
所以，最短路径问题具有很大的实际意义。
有重物
物质-引用次数：145
事-引用次数：13
Han Fei advocated the statement as a standard to measure Utilitarianism, the matter raised when his words, we should take the law as the yardstick.
韩非主张以言为标准,来衡量事功,提出事当其言,要以法律为准绳。
参考来源韩非法哲学思想研究
素材；质料
物质
命题内容
排版；原稿
事情
物质
可见,材料(Materials)和物质(Matter)是既紧密联系而又涵义不同的两个概念.材料是物质,但不是所有物质都可以成为材料,材料总是和一定的应用场合相联系的.
... quantitative 数量的，定量的 matter 重要，要紧（主要用于疑问句、否定句和条件句中） p;it. 数目如此之大，我们将予以重视。 ...
这里(Here)，务必再次说明，本ID表面的盘整和一般所说的区间震荡盘整的概念不是一 回事 ( Matter )，指数从10000点跌到0也可以(Can)是一个盘整，只要中间只有一个中枢。另外，我们像海绵一样，吸取有要的知识。
matrimonial 婚姻的；与婚姻有关的；根据结婚的惯例的
[物]物质；原因；事件
substance / event / consideration / circumstance / occurrence / scene
有关系；要紧
This matter is their concern.
这件事由他们负责。
Is something the matter, princess?
有什么事吗，大小姐？
The matter is under investigation.
此事正在调查中。
It's unbelievable! Through reading this story, I feel that we should live strong no matter how much pain we are in.
VOA : special.2010.04.23
So the reasons for this really enormous shift in plans, and the enormous shift in subject matter, are worth exploring.
弥尔顿的计划变化为何如此之大，他对主题的选择为何有这么大的改变，是值得探究的。
弥尔顿课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课
So it doesn't matter how big the dictionary is, you can instantaneously retrieve the value associated with the key. Extremely powerful.
因为你可以在线性时间，内得到想要的键对应的值,这太强大了。
计算机科学及编程导论课程节选 : 麻省理工公开课
The researchers demonstrated how information in pieces of DNA is translated into the thousands of proteins contained in living matter.
VOA : special.2009.12.08
And,that it applies universally, it doesnt matter what ones faith is, it doesnt matter whether its a man or a woman.
VOA : special.2010.02.24
But other researchers have questioned attributing these seasonal variations that have been detected to dark matter.
BBC: Dark Matter: Experiment to shed light on dark particles
Some experiments claim to have seen signals of dark matter in the form of annual modulation.
BBC: Dark Matter: Experiment to shed light on dark particles
But as far as I am concerned, that is the end of the matter.
matter，英文单词，名词、动词，作名词时意为“物质；事件，人名；(英、法)马特；(西)马特尔”，作动词时意为“有关系；要紧”。