substance
US /ˈsʌb.stəns/
UK /ˈsʌb.stəns/
名詞
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實質, 材料
the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists and which has a tangible, solid presence
範例:
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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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實質, 重要性, 意義
the quality of being meaningful, important, or relevant
範例:
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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。