immaterial

英 [ˌɪməˈtɪəriəl]

美 [ˌɪməˈtɪriəl]

adj.  不重要; 无关紧要; 无形体的; 非物质的

TEM8法律

Collins.1 / BNC.14522 / COCA.19669

牛津词典

adj.

• 不重要；无关紧要
  not important in a particular situation
  1. The cost is immaterial.
     费用并不重要。
  2. It is immaterial to me whether he stays or goes.
     他的去留与我无关。
• 无形体的；非物质的
  not having a physical form
  1. an immaterial God
     无形的上帝

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 不重要的;无关紧要的
  If you say that something isimmaterial, you mean that it is not important or not relevant.
  1. Whether we like him or not is immaterial.
     我们是否喜欢他无关紧要。

英英释义

adj

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

双语例句

• The sum of money is quite immaterial to him.
  他不在乎这笔钱数。
• According to the dualist, the mind is this immaterial substance and we could call it by different names.
  按照二元学说论，心灵是这种非物质的物体，我们能叫他不同的名字。
• Damage requires material or immaterial harm to a legally protected interest.
  损害必须是对受保护的法律上利益的物质上或非物质上的侵害。
• Through the exploration on the relationship amongst architectural design, drawing and architect, this paper emphasizes the immaterial features of architecture, or the concerns outside of construction.
  本文通过对绘图、建筑师和建筑设计三者关系的探讨，强调了建筑创作中的非物质特性，或者说建造之外的纬度。
• There are three parts in the article: viewpoint on product design, immaterial design and immaterial factors in family product design.
  全文共分三个部分：对产品设计的观点、对非物质设计的观点和对家居产品设计中非物质因素的观点。
• The body is material but the soul is immaterial.
  身体是物质的，但灵魂是无形的。
• Whether we like him or not is immaterial.
  我们是否喜欢他无关紧要。
• It has already become our country's important immaterial culture relic with its splendid contents and artifice technique.
  它以其丰富的内容和精巧的技艺成为我国重要的非物质文化遗产。
• On the Protection and Development of the Huizhou Immaterial Cultural Heritage
  浅析徽州非物质文化遗产的保护与发展
• Do we have immaterial souls, something that might survive the death of our body?
  我们有非物质的灵魂吗，会有东西能够从我们死亡的身体中幸存吗？