matter

英['mætə]美['mætə]

n.
1.[C] 事情；问题；事件
2. 麻烦事，毛病(+with)
3.[U] 物质
4.（文章等的）素材，内容；主题
5. 事态；情势
6.[U] 重要性
v. [I]
1.（常用于否定句和疑问句）有关系，要紧
2.【医】化脓

时　态：mattered,mattering,matters

同反义词

同：	[n.] affair, issue, substance, thing [v.] count, weigh

词义辨析

affair，business，matter，concern，thing

这些名词均含“事情”之意。
affair含义较广，侧重指已发生或必须去做的任何事情或事务。复数形式多指重大或较复杂的事务。
business通常指较重要或较难而又必须承担的事情，也可指商事。
matter普通用词，着重指一件考虑中的或需要处理的事。
concern往往强调与个人或团体利害有直接或重大关系的事。
thing用作“事情”解时，词义较笼统、含糊，多用于指不很具体的事。

参考例句

We have been beating about the Bush on the matter for so long and it's time to talk turkey.
在这外问题上我们兜了这么长时间的圈子了，现在也该说点儿真格儿的了。收藏
Your prompt reply in this matter would be greatly appreciated.
敬请尽速赐复为感。收藏
Victor Henry narrated his bomber adventure in a matter-of-fact way.
维克多·亨利实事求是地把他在轰炸机上的冒险经历叙述了一遍。收藏
I wish you would confine yourself to the matter under discussion.
我希望你只谈论正讨论的事情。收藏
He exuded a rectitude so matter-of-fact that he never needed to appeal to it
他办事公正，实事求是，本性如此，无需申述。收藏

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英英解释

名词解释：

that which has mass and occupies space
- an atom is the smallest indivisible unit of matter
[同] matter, substance
a vaguely specified concern
- several matters to attend to
- it is none of your affair
- things are going well
[同] affair, matter, thing

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动词解释：

have weight; have import, carry weight
- It does not matter much
[同] count, matter, weigh

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