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immaterial

英 [ɪmə'tɪərɪəl] 美[,ɪmə'tɪrɪəl]
  • adj. 非物质的;无形的;不重要的;非实质的

英英释意


1. of no importance or relevance especially to a law case;
"an objection that is immaterial after the fact"
2. without material form or substance;
"an incorporeal spirit"
3. not consisting of matter;
"immaterial apparitions"
"ghosts and other immaterial entities"
4. not pertinent to the matter under consideration;
"an issue extraneous to the debate"
"the price was immaterial"
"mentioned several impertinent facts before finally coming to the point"
5. (often followed by `to') lacking importance; not mattering one way or the other;
"whether you choose to do it or not is a matter that is quite immaterial (or indifferent)"
"what others think is altogether indifferent to him"