n.(名词)

1. 实质，本质
2. 物质
3. 本体
4. 主旨，要旨，要义，要领
5. 财产
6. 【哲】实体
7. 牢固，坚实
8. 东西，内容
9. 资力
10. 质地，材料

n.(名词)

1. [C] 物质 a material
2. [U] 主旨,要旨 the real meaning, without the unimportant details
3. [U] 实质; 内容 importance, especially in relation to real life

Noun:

1. the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists;

   "DNA is the substance of our genes"
   

2. 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"
   

3. the idea that is intended;

   "What is the meaning of this proverb?"
   

4. material of a particular kind or constitution;

   "the immune response recognizes invading substances"
   

5. considerable capital (wealth or income);

   "he is a man of means"
   

6. what a communication that is about something is about

7. a particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties;

   "shigella is one of the most toxic substances known to man"
   

1.物质;物品;东西
Asubstance is a solid, powder, liquid, or gas with particular properties.

e.g. There's absolutely no regulation of cigarettes to make sure that they don't include poisonous substances...
根本没有法规来确保香烟不含有毒物质。
e.g. Thesubstance that's causing the problem comes from the barley.
引起该问题的物质来自大麦。

2.重要性;重大意义
substance is the quality of being important or significant.

e.g. It's questionable whether anything ofsubstance has been achieved...
是否已经取得了任何实质性进展还是个问题。
e.g. Syria will attend only if the negotiations deal with issues ofsubstance.
只有在谈判涉及重大问题时叙利亚才会参加。

3.主旨;要点;实质;基本内容
The substance of what someone says or writes is the main thing that they are trying to say.

e.g. Thesubstance of his discussions doesn't really matter.
他讨论的要点实际上根本不重要。

4.事实基础;根据
If you say that something has nosubstance, you mean that it is not true.

e.g. There is nosubstance in any of these allegations.
这些指控都毫无根据。

5.财力雄厚的;有权有势的；有影响力的
A personof substance has a lot of money, power, or influence.

substance是什么意思

e.g. ...mature men ofsubstance.
有钱有势的成熟男人

The substance and Prospect of 'East China Sea' Dispute between China and Japan

中日"东海问题"的实质及展望

The emery is a hard metallic substance.

金刚砂是非常坚硬的金属物质。

Beware of what you do with this dangerous substance.

你处理这些危险品时，可要当心。

Later he became a man of substance.

后来，他成为颇具资产的人。

There is not anything of real substance in their book.

他们的书中没有什么实质性的内容。

This argument has some substance.

这项争论具有一定的重要性。

a chemical'/radioactive, etc. substance

化学、放射性等物质

banned'/illegal substances (= drugs)

禁用 / 非法物品

a sticky substance

一种黏糊糊的东西

It was malicious gossip, completely without substance .

这是恶意造谣，完全没有事实根据。

The commission's report gives substance to these allegations.

委员会的报告为这些说法提供了事实根据。

There is some substance in what he says.

他的话是有一定根据的。

Love and guilt form the substance of his new book.

他的新书主要讲爱情与罪孽。

I agreed with what she said in substance , though not with every detail.

对于她所说的，虽然不是每个细节我都同意，但基本内容却是赞同的。

matters of substance

重大问题

Nothing of any substance was achieved in the meeting.

会议没有取得任何实质性成果。

There's absolutely no regulation of cigarettes to make sure that they don't include poisonous substances...

根本没有法规来确保香烟不含有毒物质。

The substance that's causing the problem comes from the barley.

引起该问题的物质来自大麦。

It's questionable whether anything of substance has been achieved...

是否已经取得了任何实质性进展还是个问题。

Syria will attend only if the negotiations deal with issues of substance.

只有在谈判涉及重大问题时叙利亚才会参加。

The substance of his discussions doesn't really matter.

他讨论的要点实际上根本不重要。

There is no substance in any of these allegations.

这些指控都毫无根据。

...mature men of substance.

有钱有势的成熟男人

The substance is hard and granular.

该物质地坚硬,呈颗粒状.

The terrorists charged the bomb with an explosive substance.

那些恐怖主义者给炸弹上装了炸药.

Is there any substance to their claim?

他们的要求有实质内容 吗 ?

The substance of their talk is condensed into a paragraph.

他们谈话的要旨被压缩成一段话.

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.

尽管瓶子呈现嫩绿色, 但观察力敏锐的客人不久会注意到,瓶子里装的看上去像是浓厚的灰色物质.

There isn't anything of real substance in her book.

她的书中没有任何真正实质性的内容.

How long will the substance take to salt out?

这种物质需要多长时间来盐析?

A catalyst is a substance which speeds up a chemical reaction.

催化剂是一种能加速化学反应的物质.

Drugs again rained on the Olympics'parade as another athlete tested positive for an illegal substance.

兴奋剂再次煞了奥运会的风景,又有一名运动员的违禁药物检测结果呈阳性.

Oxygen is one of the basic elements of substance.

氧是物质的基本元素之一.

These two chemicals interact with each other at a certain temperature to produce a substance which could cause an explosion.

这两种化学药品在一定温度下相互作用并产生一种引起爆炸的物质.

The results of the sample for the test have shown that the quantity of fatty substance in milk is appropriate to the standard.

采样检验的结果表明牛奶中的脂肪含量达标.

1. Soil consists of various chemical substances.
   土壤由各种化学物质组成。
2. Is there any substance to their claim?
   他们的要求有实质内容吗?
3. The substance of their talk is condensed into a paragraph.
   他们谈话的要旨被压缩成一段话。
4. There isn't anything of real substance in her book.
   她的书中没有任何真正实质性的内容。

动词+～

• substance">discover a substance发现一种物质
• substance">have substance有实质内容

形容词+～

• substance">hard〔plastic〕 substance坚硬〔可塑性强〕的物质

介词+～

• substance">without substance毫无内容

• Bigots..who hate sects..more than they love the substance of religion.

  出自：Burke

• Trends that are the substance of journalism.

  出自：J. Cartwright

1. substance同essence最早出现在拉丁哲学术语中，源自希腊。大概的说，substance着重于物质和数量的方向上，而essence则是着重在精神和质量的方向上。

n.(名词)

substance, material, matter, stuff

这组词都可表示“物质”。其区别在于:

1.matter泛指构成客观物体或宇宙的所有物质。在物理学上指由很少的几种基本粒子构成的物质; 在哲学上则指与mind(意识)相对的物质。例如:

Matter occupies space.物质占据空间。

2.stuff, material和substance都可指构成或制作某物的材料或零件, material特指人造制品的制作原料, substance则指某种可使某物具有某种特性的特殊物质。例如:

Hope is the stuff that dreams are made of.希望正是构成理想的材料。

The tips of matches are covered with chemical substance.火柴头上包着一层化学物质。

3.material还可指文学创作的素材,而其他的词却无此义。例如:

He is now collecting material for a biography of Du Fu.他正在为写作杜甫传记而收集资料。

4.stuff是日常用语,不用于科技文体中,而其他的词则可用作科技术语。例如:

He was told to move his stuff out of the room.人家叫他把他的东西搬出房间去。

material，matter，substance，stuff

这些名词均含“物质，东西”之意。

material通常指组成客观存在物的部分或其原料。

matter通常指构成实物的物质，与精神相对立。在科学上，指占有空间，并能以某种方式被感官觉察的一切东西。

substance多指某一种形式的物质，既可指元素也可指化合物。

stuff多用于日常生活中，非正式用词，常指构成整体的所有部分、物体或项目，有时指劣等材料，含轻蔑意味。

• ☆ 1300年左右进入英语，直接源自古法语的substance；最初源自拉丁语的substantia（substare的现在分词）：sub (从下向上） + stare (站立），意为牢牢站立。