[noun/noun phrase] + be + immaterial + to + [noun/noun phrase]
此结构表示‘对...不重要/无关’。
His personal feelings are immaterial to the case.
他的个人感情对这个案件无关紧要。
无关紧要的;不重要的
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
无关紧要的;不重要的
not important or relevant; not mattering
His personal feelings are immaterial to the case.
他的个人感情对这个案件无关紧要。
常与 to 连用
没有物质或实体的;无形的
Having no matter or substance; incorporeal.
灵魂或精神的性质;精神的
Of the nature of the soul or spirit; spiritual.
无关紧要的;不重要的
Of no importance; inconsequential, insignificant, unimportant.
不相关的;无关的
Especially of evidence; chiefly followed by to: not associated in any way that is important or useful to the context being discussed; irrelevant.
Whether we leave now or in an hour is immaterial to the plan.
我们现在走还是一个小时后走,对这个计划来说无关紧要。
For the recipe, the shape of the pasta is immaterial; only the taste matters.
就这道菜谱而言,意大利面的形状无关紧要,只有味道才重要。
The exact cost is immaterial right now; let's just focus on the design.
目前确切的花费并不重要,我们先专注于设计。
此结构表示‘对...不重要/无关’。
His personal feelings are immaterial to the case.
他的个人感情对这个案件无关紧要。
此结构用于表示某事不重要。
It is immaterial whether she attends or not.
她是否参加无关紧要。
此用法表示‘非物质的、无形的’。
The company owns immaterial assets such as patents and trademarks.
该公司拥有专利和商标等无形资产。
Not this
His behavior was immaterial.
Use this
His behavior was immoral.
学生混淆了 immaterial 和 immoral 的发音和意思。immaterial 意为‘无关紧要的’,而 immoral 意为‘不道德的’。因此,在指‘行为不道德’时应使用 immoral。
Not this
This is an immaterial.
Use this
This is immaterial.
immaterial 是形容词,不能用作名词。不能用不定冠词 an,应直接作表语。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
对……无关紧要
The cost of the new proposal is immaterial to our final decision.
新方案的成本对我们最终决定无关紧要。
完全无关紧要的
Whether she arrives early or late is wholly immaterial.
她早到还是晚到完全无关紧要。
非实质性证据;无关紧要的证据
The judge ruled that the emails were immaterial evidence and excluded them.
法官裁定这些电子邮件是非实质性证据,并将其排除。
非物质世界;精神世界
Some philosophers argue that the immaterial world is the source of our consciousness.
一些哲学家认为,非物质世界是我们意识的来源。
非物质实体
Descartes distinguished the mind as an immaterial substance.
笛卡尔把心灵视为一种非物质实体。
非物质,非物质,女孩们,我们可以成为任何想成为的人。
The song "Immaterial" by SOPHIE suggests that identity can be immaterial, or not fixed.
SOPHIE 的歌曲《Immaterial》暗示身份可以是非物质的,也就是不固定的。
不相干、非实质且不可采信。
This is a classic courtroom objection, often heard when a lawyer argues that evidence is immaterial.
这是一句经典的法庭异议用语,通常在律师辩称证据无关紧要时使用。
Use immaterial naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
im(不)+material(物质)→“非物质”;再想:连物质都不沾边,自然就“无关紧要”了。
语域:formal 常见场景:法律论证、哲学或宗教论述 这是一个正式用词,多用于书面语或正式场合,常见于法律和哲学语境;日常口语通常说 unimportant 或 doesn't matter。
material、imperial、serial、ethereal 都含 /ɪəriəl/ 的音,与 immaterial 押韵;其中 ethereal 拼作 -ereal,不是 -erial。aerial 拼作 -erial,但读 /ˈɛəriəl/,不押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.