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substance n.实质；物质；财产；内容；重要性 (1) 中日"东海问题"的实质及展望(2) 金刚砂是非常坚硬的金属物质。(3) 你处理这些危险品时，可要当心。(4) 后来，他成为颇具资产的人。(5) 他们的书中没有什么实质性的内容。(6) 这项争论具有一定的重要性。 The meaning of the noun substance has evolved over time, yet it has always been related to something sound and solid — from the Latin root substare, which means "to stand firm," to the Middle English definition as an "essential nature." Nowadays, we use the word to define someone who possesses honesty and intelligence, or when we examine a message to find its essence. To be thought of as a "person of substance" is a good thing, but to be thought of as a "substance abuser" is not so good.

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英 ['sʌbstəns] 美 ['sʌbstəns] (1) The Substance and Prospect of "East China Sea" Dispute between China and Japan(2) The emery is a hard metallic substance.(3) Beware of what you do with this dangerous substance.(4) Later he became a man of substance.(5) There is not anything of real substance in their book.(6) This argument has some substance. Any material that possesses physical properties is called a substance. The word also refers to the gist or main idea of something. If you remember the main point of a lesson, you've got the substance. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词]物质；物品；东西 A substance is a solid, powder, liquid, or gas with particular properties.   [usu with supp]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。2[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]重要性；重大意义 Substance is the quality of being important or significant.   [oft with brd-neg]  [FORMAL 正式]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。3[N-SING 单数名词]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.   [the N of n]The substance of his discussions doesn't really matter.他讨论的要点实际上根本不重要。4[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]事实基础；根据 If you say that something has no substance, you mean that it is not true.   [FORMAL 正式]There is no substance in any of these allegations.这些指控都毫无根据。5[PHRASE 短语]财力雄厚的；有权有势的；有影响力的 A person of substance has a lot of money, power, or influence.   [FORMAL 正式]...mature men of substance.有钱有势的成熟男人

英语单词	substance
英美音标	英 ['sʌbstəns] 美 ['sʌbstəns]
中文释义	n.实质；物质；财产；内容；重要性
英语例句	(1) The Substance and Prospect of "East China Sea" Dispute between China and Japan (2) The emery is a hard metallic substance. (3) Beware of what you do with this dangerous substance. (4) Later he became a man of substance. (5) There is not anything of real substance in their book. (6) This argument has some substance.
中文例句	(1) 中日"东海问题"的实质及展望 (2) 金刚砂是非常坚硬的金属物质。 (3) 你处理这些危险品时，可要当心。 (4) 后来，他成为颇具资产的人。 (5) 他们的书中没有什么实质性的内容。 (6) 这项争论具有一定的重要性。
vocabulary简明	Any material that possesses physical properties is called a substance. The word also refers to the gist or main idea of something. If you remember the main point of a lesson, you've got the substance.
vocabulary扩展	The meaning of the noun substance has evolved over time, yet it has always been related to something sound and solid — from the Latin root substare, which means "to stand firm," to the Middle English definition as an "essential nature." Nowadays, we use the word to define someone who possesses honesty and intelligence, or when we examine a message to find its essence. To be thought of as a "person of substance" is a good thing, but to be thought of as a "substance abuser" is not so good.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]物质；物品；东西 A substance is a solid, powder, liquid, or gas with particular properties. [usu with supp] 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。 2 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]重要性；重大意义 Substance is the quality of being important or significant. [oft with brd-neg] [FORMAL 正式] 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。 3 [N-SING 单数名词]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. [the N of n] The substance of his discussions doesn't really matter. 他讨论的要点实际上根本不重要。 4 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]事实基础；根据 If you say that something has no substance, you mean that it is not true. [FORMAL 正式] There is no substance in any of these allegations. 这些指控都毫无根据。 5 [PHRASE 短语]财力雄厚的；有权有势的；有影响力的 A person of substance has a lot of money, power, or influence. [FORMAL 正式] ...mature men of substance. 有钱有势的成熟男人

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