Word · Frequency #14522
immaterial
无关紧要的；不重要的
not important or relevant; not mattering
常与 to 连用
- 1.
Having no matter or substance; incorporeal.
没有物质或实体的；无形的
- 2.
Of the nature of the soul or spirit; spiritual.
灵魂或精神的性质；精神的
- 3.
Of no importance; inconsequential, insignificant, unimportant.
无关紧要的；不重要的
- 4.
Especially of evidence; chiefly followed by to: not associated in any way that is important or useful to the context being discussed; irrelevant.
不相关的；无关的
非物质的；无形的；没有物质或实体的；无形的；灵魂或精神的性质；精神的；不相关的；无关的；非物质的
In use
Whether we leave now or in an hour is immaterial to the plan.
For the recipe, the shape of the pasta is immaterial; only the taste matters.
The exact cost is immaterial right now; let's just focus on the design.
[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。
it + be + immaterial + that/whether/if + clause
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。
immaterial + [noun] (attributive)
此用法表示‘非物质的、无形的’。
Connections
Collocations
- immaterial to
- 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。
- wholly immaterial
- 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。
- immaterial evidence
- 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。
- immaterial world
- 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。
- immaterial substance
- 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。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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