英语词汇“substance”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

sub•stance n.

the physical matter that makes up some thing, object, etc.;
the actual matter of a thing as opposed to its appearance:[uncountable]form and substance.
Chemistry a particular kind of material, as of a definite chemical composition:[countable]a metallic substance.
substantial, important, significant, or solid character or quality:[uncountable]Those claims lack substance.
the meaning or gist, as of speech or writing:[uncountable]The substance of his speech was: There was no money left for anybody.

Idioms

Idioms in substance, concerning the essentials;
essentially:In substance, the speech was a warning that there is no money for the programs he had promised.

of substance, having wealth, importance, or rank in a community:She was a woman of substance in the community.

See -stan-.

sub•stance n.

that of which a thing consists;
physical matter or material:form and substance.
Chemistrya species of matter of definite chemical composition:a chalky substance.
Government, LawSee controlled substance.
the subject matter of thought, discourse, study, etc.
the actual matter of a thing, as opposed to the appearance or shadow;
reality.
substantial or solid character or quality:claims lacking in substance.
consistency;
body:soup without much substance.
the meaning or gist, as of speech or writing.
something that has separate or independent existence.
Philosophy
- Philosophysomething that exists by itself and in which accidents or attributes inhere;
  that which receives modifications and is not itself a mode;
  something that is causally active;
  something that is more than an event.
- Philosophythe essential part of a thing;
  essence.
- Philosophya thing considered as a continuing whole.
possessions, means, or wealth:to squander one's substance.
Linguisticsthe articulatory or acoustic reality or the perceptual manifestation of a word or other construction (distinguished from form).
a standard of weights for paper.
in substance:
- concerning the essentials;
  substantially.
- actually;
  really:That is in substance how it appeared to me.

Latin substantia substance, essence (literally, that which stands under, i.e., underlies), equivalent. to sub- sub- + -stant- (stem of stāns, present participle of stāre to stand) + -ia -ia (see -ance)
Middle English 1250–1300

sub′stance•less, adj.

1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See matter.
4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged theme, subject.
4, 5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged
8.See corresponding entry in Unabridged essence.
8.See corresponding entry in Unabridged significance, import, pith.

substance /ˈsʌbstəns/ n

the tangible matter of which a thing consists
a specific type of matter, esp a homogeneous material with a definite composition
the essence, meaning, etc, of a written or spoken thought
solid or meaningful quality
material density: a vacuum has no substance
material possessions or wealth: a man of substance
the supposed immaterial substratum that can receive modifications and in which attributes and accidents inhere
in substance ⇒ with regard to the salient points

Etymology: 13th Century: via Old French from Latin substantia, from substāre, from sub- + stāre to stand

单词	substance
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 sub•stance /ˈsʌbstəns/USA pronunciation n. the physical matter that makes up some thing, object, etc.; the actual matter of a thing as opposed to its appearance:[uncountable]form and substance. Chemistry a particular kind of material, as of a definite chemical composition:[countable]a metallic substance. substantial, important, significant, or solid character or quality:[uncountable]Those claims lack substance. the meaning or gist, as of speech or writing:[uncountable]The substance of his speech was: There was no money left for anybody. Idioms Idioms in substance, concerning the essentials; essentially:In substance, the speech was a warning that there is no money for the programs he had promised. of substance, having wealth, importance, or rank in a community:She was a woman of substance in the community. See -stan-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 sub•stance (sub′stəns),USA pronunciation n. that of which a thing consists; physical matter or material:form and substance. Chemistrya species of matter of definite chemical composition:a chalky substance. Government, LawSee controlled substance. the subject matter of thought, discourse, study, etc. the actual matter of a thing, as opposed to the appearance or shadow; reality. substantial or solid character or quality:claims lacking in substance. consistency; body:soup without much substance. the meaning or gist, as of speech or writing. something that has separate or independent existence. Philosophy Philosophysomething that exists by itself and in which accidents or attributes inhere; that which receives modifications and is not itself a mode; something that is causally active; something that is more than an event. Philosophythe essential part of a thing; essence. Philosophya thing considered as a continuing whole. possessions, means, or wealth:to squander one's substance. Linguisticsthe articulatory or acoustic reality or the perceptual manifestation of a word or other construction (distinguished from form). a standard of weights for paper. in substance: concerning the essentials; substantially. actually; really:That is in substance how it appeared to me. Latin substantia substance, essence (literally, that which stands under, i.e., underlies), equivalent. to sub- sub- + -stant- (stem of stāns, present participle of stāre to stand) + -ia -ia (see -ance) Middle English 1250–1300 sub′stance•less, adj. 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See matter. 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged theme, subject. 4, 5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged 8.See corresponding entry in Unabridged essence. 8.See corresponding entry in Unabridged significance, import, pith. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: substance /ˈsʌbstəns/ n the tangible matter of which a thing consists a specific type of matter, esp a homogeneous material with a definite composition the essence, meaning, etc, of a written or spoken thought solid or meaningful quality material density: a vacuum has no substance material possessions or wealth: a man of substance the supposed immaterial substratum that can receive modifications and in which attributes and accidents inhere in substance ⇒ with regard to the salient points Etymology: 13th Century: via Old French from Latin substantia, from substāre, from sub- + stāre to stand
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