materials

material[ mə'tiəriəlz ]

• n.
  • the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object

    "coal is a hard black material"

    同义词：stuff

  • information (data or ideas or observations) that can be used or reworked into a finished form

    "the archives provided rich material for a definitive biography"

  • things needed for doing or making something

    "writing materials"; "useful teaching materials"

  • artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers

    "she measured off enough material for a dress"

    同义词：fabricclothtextile

  • a person judged suitable for admission or employment

    "he was university material"; "she was vice-presidential material"

• adj.
  • concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests

    "material possessions"; "material wealth"; "material comforts"

  • derived from or composed of matter

    "the material universe"

  • directly relevant to a matter especially a law case

    "his support made a material difference"; "evidence material to the issue at hand"; "facts likely to influence the judgment are called material facts"; "a material witness"

  • concerned with or affecting physical as distinct from intellectual or psychological well-being

    "material needs"; "the moral and material welfare of all good citizens"

  • having material or physical form or substance

    同义词：corporeal

  • having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary

    同义词：substantialreal