英漢辭典

1. n. (名詞 noun)
   1. 原料,材料,物資;衣料

   material for a dress

   女服料子

   There is enough material for two suits.

   這料子夠做兩套衣服

   raw material

   原料

2. 2. 題材,資料,素材

   gather material for history

   蒐集歷史資料

   material for thought

   發人深思(的東西).

3. 3. 用具,器具

   teaching material(s)

   教材

   writing materials.

   書寫用具（紙、筆等）

4. 4. 人材

   She is not university material.

   她不是讀大學的料.

5. 5. 適於做…的人 既用於一個人,亦用於兩個以上的人



6. adj. (形容詞 adjective)
   1. 物質(上)的,物質性的

   material civilization

   物質文明

   the material theory of heat

   【理】 熱物質說

   the material world [universe]

   物質世界.

7. 2. 有形的,實體的

   a material being

   有形物

8. 3. [哲‧邏] 物質的,實體上的;唯物論的

9. 4. 身體的,肉體上的

   material comforts

   滿足生活要求的物質要素(如食物、衣服等)

   material needs

   身體需要(如衣、食)

10. 5. 感覺上的,官能上的

    material pleasure

    官能上的快感.

11. 6. 本質的,有關係的,重要的

    at the material time

    在重要時刻

    facts material to the interpretation

    與解釋有關的事實.

12. 7. [律] (對定案)有決定性影響的

    material evidence

    有決定性影響的證據

柯林斯英英辭典

n. (noun)

1. the substance of which a thing is made or composed; component or constituent matter

raw material

2. facts, notes, etc, that a finished work may be based on or derived from

enough material for a book

3. cloth or fabric

4. a person who has qualities suitable for a given occupation, training, etc

that boy is not university material

adj. (adjective)

1. of, relating to, or composed of physical substance; corporeal

2. [Philosophy] composed of or relating to physical as opposed to mental or spiritual substance

the material world

3. of, relating to, or affecting economic or physical wellbeing

material ease

4. of or concerned with physical rather than spiritual interests

5. of great import or consequence

of material benefit to the workers

6. [often foll by to] relevant

7. [Philosophy] of or relating to matter as opposed to form

8. [law] relevant to the issue before court: applied esp to facts or testimony of much significance

a material witness

9. See also materials

10. [Etymology] C14: via French from Late Latin materialis, from Latin materia matter