matter n. 1.物質 (opp. spirit, mind);物體。 2.【邏輯學】命題的本質;【哲學】內容 (opp. form);(書籍、演說等的)內容、主旨(opp. manner, style)。 3.材料,要素,成分。 4.原因,根據,理由。 5.物品,物件;郵件。 6.事,事情,事件;〔pl.〕〔代名詞性質的用法〕事態,情形,情況。 7.重大事件,重要事故;麻煩,毛病。 8.(議論、討論等的)問題。 9.【醫學】膿;【印刷】原稿;排版。 animal [vegetable, mineral] matter 動物[植物、礦物]質。 solid [liquid, gaseous] matter 固[液、氣]體。 coloring matter 色素。 printed matter 印刷品。 postal matter 郵件。 M-s are different. 情形有所不同。 How have matters stood 一向情況怎樣? What's the matter with you 你怎么啦? 出了甚么事? 〔對不平、不幸等說〕。 Nothing is the matter (with me). (我)沒甚么。 It won't matter. 那也不要緊。 It is no laughing matter. 這可不是開玩笑的事。 a matter of political power 政權問題。 a matter for [of] complaint 令人抱怨的事。 a matter in dispute [question] 爭執中的問題。 a matter in hand 當前的問題,眼前的問題。 a matter of 1. …的問題 (a matter of life and death 生死攸關的問題。a matter of habit 習慣問題)。 2. 大約;…左右(for a matter of 30 years 約三十年)。 a matter of course 理所當然的(事情)〔cf. matter-of-course〕。 a matter of fact 1. 事實,事實問題〔cf. matter-of-fact〕。 2. 【法律】按證據來判定可靠與否的陳述。 a matter of opinion 有爭論余地的問題。 a matter of record 法院有案可查的案件。 as a matter of fact 事實上,其實。 as matters stand = as the matter stands 照目前狀況。 carry matters with a high hand 處事專橫。 for that matter = for the matter of that 講到那件事;關于那一點。 in the matter of 關于…;就…而論。 no matter 沒事兒,不要緊(It is no matter. = It makes no matter. 那不算一回事;那不要緊)。 no matter how [what, when, which, who, where...] 不管怎樣[什么,什么時候,哪一個,誰,什么地方](No matter what he says, don't go. 不管他怎么講都不要去。It is not true, no matter who may say so. 不管誰那樣講都不是真的)。 on certain specialized matters 就某些專業方面。 take matters easy [seriously] 輕視[重視]問題。 take up a matter with 和…交涉。 to make matters worse 尤其糟糕的是。 What is the matter with...? 怎么啦? 出了什么事? 出了什么毛病? 〔戲謔語〕…有什么不好? What's the matter ?怎么一回事? 出了什么事? What matter? = No matter. 那有什么要緊? 不要緊。 vi. 1.要緊,重要,有重大關系。 ★主要用于否定句、疑問句。 2.化膿,出膿。 It does not matter (if...). (即使…也)不要緊。 What does it matter 那有什么要緊?
However , some may change or adopt chinese names as a matter of principle , but these still belong to a minority 然而,有些華人認為,用回華族姓名是原則問題,但是持有此觀點者仍屬少數。
While exotic species should not be excluded for special reasons or purposes , native tree species should be preferred as a matter of principle 不應因特別原因或用途而完全排除外來的品種,但仍應以本地品種為優先。
Against such a backdrop , " due process " as a matter of principle enunciated in the constitution is in line with the trend of the times 在這一時代背景下,提出“正當法律程序”應作為一項原則寫入憲法是符合時代潮流的。
Rather than accept this judgement , he saw it as a matter of principle to appeal against his conviction , supported by colleagues in the profession 李認為這關乎原則,不接受法院的判定,提出上訴。業內的同事紛紛站起來支持他。
Therefore , as a matter of principle , i strive to write code that signals exceptional conditions as soon as possible and attempts to recover only from exceptional conditions that do not indicate bugs in the program 因此,作為準則,我努力編寫可以盡快通知異常情況的代碼,并且嘗試著僅從沒有指示程序錯誤的異常情況中恢復。
To accomplish this , he nevertheless , as a matter of principle , continued his habits of social familiarity with the old man , and thus gave him constant opportunities for perfecting the purpose to 盡管他無法做到這一點,卻遵循一般原則,繼續保持他和那老人的親密交往,從而不斷為對方提供實現他目的的機會那可憐而孤凄的老人,著實比他的犧牲品更加不幸為達此目的,那復仇者已經傾盡全力了。
It was the first time she had heard an oath from the lips of a man she knew , and she was shocked , not merely as a matter of principle and training , but shocked in spirit by this rough blast of life in the garden of her sheltered maidenhood 從她所認識的男人嘴里聽見褻線的活,這在她還是第一次。她很吃驚,不但因為那是個原則和教養時問題,而己因為她的精神在她受到庇護的處文苑圃里受到了生活里的狂風的吹打,感到了震撼。