substance

US /ˈsʌb.stəns/
UK /ˈsʌb.stəns/
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1.

物質, 實質

a particular kind of matter with uniform properties

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Water is a common substance.
水是一種常見的物質。
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The white substance was identified as sugar.
這種白色物質被確認為糖。
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materialmatterstuffelementcompound
2.

實質, 材料

the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists and which has a tangible, solid presence

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The chair was made of a hard, wooden substance.
椅子是由堅硬的木質材料製成的。
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The artist used a strange, glowing substance in his painting.
這位藝術家在他的畫作中使用了奇怪的發光物質。
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essencecorebodymaterialstuff
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實質, 要點, 精髓

the most important or essential part of something; the gist

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The substance of his argument was that the economy needed reform.
他論點的實質是經濟需要改革。
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I couldn't grasp the full substance of the lecture.
我無法完全掌握講座的實質。
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essencegistcorecruxheart
4.

實質, 重要性, 意義

the quality of being meaningful, important, or relevant

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His speech lacked any real substance.
他的演講缺乏任何真正的實質內容。
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The new policy has more substance than the previous one.
新政策比以前的更有實質性。
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meaningimportancesignificancerelevancevalue