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 body is material but the soul is immaterial.
  身体是物质的，但灵魂是无形的。
• A person has a soul, something immaterial and not a body.
  一个人有灵魂，一种非物质而不是身体的物体。
• Our analysis shows the link between the dollar and the inflation process is largely immaterial.
  我们的分析是：美元和通货膨胀进程之间的关系很大程度上是非实质性的。
• When it happened is immaterial, I want to know why it happened.
  这事何时发生是无关紧要的，我想知道的是它为何发生。
• That's wholly immaterial to me.
  对我来说那根本无足轻重。
• 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。
• 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。
• The condition of system mechanism of medical institution became the immaterial capital and important resource for medical service.
  医疗机构内部、部体制机制环境是医疗服务的一种无形资产和重要的卫生资源。
• After all, if the soul is an immaterial object, can immaterial objects have locations?
  毕竟，如果灵魂是一种非物质的物体，非物质的物体会有坐落处吗？
• The chosen unit is immaterial because the triangles constructed will maintain their inherent ratios in all cases.
  选择的单元是非实质性的，因为构成的三角形会维持它们的内在的比率。