| 单词 | material noun |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmaterial noun material noun n. Grammar a mass noun which denotes a physical substance. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > a part of speech > noun > [noun] > uncountable or mass noun material noun1892 mass-word1914 uncountable1924 mass noun1933 singulare tantum1940 quantifiable1957 1892 H. Sweet New Eng. Gram. I. 54 Common nouns..are subdivided into class-nouns, such as man, and material-nouns, such as iron. 1925 J. H. Grattan & P. Gurrey Our Living Lang. xviii. 110 A material-noun is a word which stands for the whole mass of matter possessing the qualities implied by the word, or for an indefinite quantity of that matter—for example, water, iron, veal, butter. 1969 R. Kingdon Palmer's Gram. Spoken Eng. (ed. 3) ii. 61 Common nouns..are subdivided into Material nouns and Class nouns. Material nouns..name substances. < as lemmas |
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