substance
英 ['s?bst(?)ns]
美['s?bst?ns]
- n. 物質(zhì)；實(shí)質(zhì)；資產(chǎn)；主旨
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詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?substances;
中文詞源
substance 物質(zhì)，物品，基礎(chǔ)，根據(jù)，要點(diǎn)，實(shí)質(zhì)
sub-,在下，stance,站立，站姿，詞源同 stand.即站在下面，構(gòu)成基礎(chǔ)，引申諸相關(guān)詞義。
英英釋意
- 1. that which has mass and occupies space;
- "an atom is the smallest indivisible unit of matter"
- 2. the stuff of which an object consists
- 3. the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience;
- "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"
- "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"
- "the nub of the story"
- 4. the idea that is intended;
- "What is the meaning of this proverb?"
- 5. considerable capital (wealth or income);
- "he is a man of means"
- 6. what a communication that is about something is about
英文詞源
- substance
- substance: [13] Latin substantia denoted the ‘essence’ of something. Derived from the present participle of substāre ‘be present’, a compound verb formed from the prefix sub- ‘under’ and stāre ‘stand’ (a relative of English stand), it was virtually a loan-translation of Greek hupóstasis ‘substance, existence, essence’, which likewise was formed from elements meaning literally ‘under’ and ‘stand’. The word’s ultimate etymological meaning is thus ‘that which underlies or is the essence of something’.
=> stand, station, statue - substance (n.)
- c. 1300, "essential nature, real or essential part," from Old French sustance, substance "goods, possessions; nature, composition" (12c.), from Latin substantia "being, essence, material," from substans, present participle of substare "stand firm, stand or be under, be present," from sub "up to, under" (see sub-) + stare "to stand," from PIE root *sta- "to stand" (see stet). Latin substantia translates Greek ousia "that which is one's own, one's substance or property; the being, essence, or nature of anything." Meaning "any kind of corporeal matter" is first attested mid-14c. Sense of "the matter of a study, discourse, etc." first recorded late 14c.
同義詞辨析
material, matter, substance, stuff
這些名詞均含"物質(zhì)，東西"之意。
material： 通常指組成客觀存在物的部分或其原料。
matter： 通常指構(gòu)成實(shí)物的物質(zhì)，與精神相對(duì)立。在科學(xué)上，指占有空間，并能以某種方式被感官覺察的一切東西。
substance： 多指某一種形式的物質(zhì)，既可指元素也可指化合物。
stuff： 多用于日常生活中，非正式用詞。常指構(gòu)成整體的所有部分、物體或項(xiàng)目。有時(shí)指劣等材料，含輕蔑意味。
考試真題
- Caffeine, a substance found in coffee and some soft drinks, is also a drug.
出自-2015年12月聽力原文
- A drug is a chemical substance.
出自-2015年12月聽力原文
- In contrast," the researchers continue, "many regulations that don't assume people make rational choices have been successfully applied to control alcohol, a substance — like food — of which immoderate consumption leads to serious health problems.
出自-2013年6月閱讀原文
- These microplastics included a substance commonly known as PET and widely used in the manufacture of clothing and food and liquid containers.
2019年12月四級(jí)真題（第二套）閱讀 Section A
- a parent, relative, friend, or doctor outside the family, had higher self-esteem, higher grades, and lower substance use than peers whose role models were sports figures, singers, or other media characters.
出自-2013年6月閱讀原文
- Oil is the substance that lubricates the world's economy
出自-2013年6月閱讀原文
- Some brand-name coffees contain harmful substances.
出自-2010年12月聽力原文
- Within samples collected from the solid substances lying beneath the ice
出自-2010年12月聽力原文
- Whereas some of the low-self-control study members are more likely to be single parents with a very low income and the parent is in poor health and likely to be a heavy substance abuser.
2016年6月六級(jí)真題（第一套）聽力 Section C
- Rather than portraying landscape, land artists used the physical substance of the land itself as their medium.
2014年考研真題（英語二）閱讀理解 Section Ⅱ
詞組搭配
in substance
essentially
基本上，大體上
basic rights are equivalent in substance to human rights.
基本權(quán)利大體上等同于人權(quán)。
實(shí)用場(chǎng)景例句
- a chemical/radioactive, etc. substance
- 化學(xué)、放射性等物質(zhì)
牛津詞典
- banned/illegal substances (= drugs)
- 禁用 / 非法物品
牛津詞典
- a sticky substance
- 一種黏糊糊的東西
牛津詞典
- It was malicious gossip, completely without substance .
- 這是惡意造謠，完全沒有事實(shí)根據(jù)。
牛津詞典
- The commission's report gives substance to these allegations.
- 委員會(huì)的報(bào)告為這些說法提供了事實(shí)根據(jù)。
牛津詞典
- There is some substance in what he says.
- 他的話是有一定根據(jù)的。
牛津詞典
- Love and guilt form the substance of his new book.
- 他的新書主要講愛情與罪孽。
牛津詞典
- I agreed with what she said in substance , though not with every detail.
- 對(duì)于她所說的，雖然不是每個(gè)細(xì)節(jié)我都同意，但基本內(nèi)容卻是贊同的。
牛津詞典
- matters of substance
- 重大問題
牛津詞典
- Nothing of any substance was achieved in the meeting.
- 會(huì)議沒有取得任何實(shí)質(zhì)性成果。
牛津詞典
- There's absolutely no regulation of cigarettes to make sure that they don't include poisonous substances...
- 根本沒有法規(guī)來確保香煙不含有毒物質(zhì)。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- The substance that's causing the problem comes from the barley.
- 引起該問題的物質(zhì)來自大麥。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- It's questionable whether anything of substance has been achieved...
- 是否已經(jīng)取得了任何實(shí)質(zhì)性進(jìn)展還是個(gè)問題。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- Syria will attend only if the negotiations deal with issues of substance.
- 只有在談判涉及重大問題時(shí)敘利亞才會(huì)參加。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- The substance of his discussions doesn't really matter.
- 他討論的要點(diǎn)實(shí)際上根本不重要。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- There is no substance in any of these allegations.
- 這些指控都毫無根據(jù)。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- ...mature men of substance.
- 有錢有勢(shì)的成熟男人
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- The substance is hard and granular.
- 該物質(zhì)地堅(jiān)硬,呈顆粒狀.
《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- The terrorists charged the bomb with an explosive substance.
- 那些恐怖主義者給炸彈上裝了炸藥.
《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- Is there any substance to their claim?
- 他們的要求有實(shí)質(zhì)內(nèi)容 嗎 ?
《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- The substance of their talk is condensed into a paragraph.
- 他們談話的要旨被壓縮成一段話.
《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- Despite the fact that the bottle is tinted a delicate shade of green, an observant visitor would soon notice that it is filled with what looks like a thick, greyish substance.
- 盡管瓶子呈現(xiàn)嫩綠色, 但觀察力敏銳的客人不久會(huì)注意到,瓶子里裝的看上去像是濃厚的灰色物質(zhì).
《用法詞典》
- There isn't anything of real substance in her book.
- 她的書中沒有任何真正實(shí)質(zhì)性的內(nèi)容.
《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- How long will the substance take to salt out?
- 這種物質(zhì)需要多長(zhǎng)時(shí)間來鹽析?
《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- A catalyst is a substance which speeds up a chemical reaction.
- 催化劑是一種能加速化學(xué)反應(yīng)的物質(zhì).
《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- Drugs again rained on the Olympics'parade as another athlete tested positive for an illegal substance.
- 興奮劑再次煞了奧運(yùn)會(huì)的風(fēng)景,又有一名運(yùn)動(dòng)員的違禁藥物檢測(cè)結(jié)果呈陽性.
《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- Oxygen is one of the basic elements of substance.
- 氧是物質(zhì)的基本元素之一.
《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- These two chemicals interact with each other at a certain temperature to produce a substance which could cause an explosion.
- 這兩種化學(xué)藥品在一定溫度下相互作用并產(chǎn)生一種引起爆炸的物質(zhì).
《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- The results of the sample for the test have shown that the quantity of fatty substance in milk is appropriate to the standard.
- 采樣檢驗(yàn)的結(jié)果表明牛奶中的脂肪含量達(dá)標(biāo).
《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》