immaterial

• adj. 非物质的；无形的；不重要的；非实质的

im-,不，非，material,物质的，重要的。

1. of no importance or relevance especially to a law case;

"an objection that is immaterial after the fact"

2. without material form or substance;

"an incorporeal spirit"

3. not consisting of matter;

"immaterial apparitions"

"ghosts and other immaterial entities"

4. not pertinent to the matter under consideration;

"an issue extraneous to the debate"

"the price was immaterial"

"mentioned several impertinent facts before finally coming to the point"

5. (often followed by `to') lacking importance; not mattering one way or the other;

"whether you choose to do it or not is a matter that is quite immaterial (or indifferent)"

"what others think is altogether indifferent to him"

immaterial (adj.)

late 14c., "spiritual, incorporeal," from Medieval Latin immaterialis "not consisting of matter, spiritual," from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + Late Latin materialis (see material). Secondary sense of "unimportant" is first recorded 1690s from material in its 16c. sense of "important." Related: Immaterially.

While these numbers are still being validated by the state, we feel any adjustments they might suggest will be immaterial, Morgan wrote to the presidents.

出自-2017年6月阅读原文

"While these numbers are still being validated by the state, we feel any adjustments they might suggest will be immaterial," Morgan wrote to the presidents.

2017年6月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section C

an immaterial God

无形的上帝

牛津词典

It is immaterial to me whether he stays or goes.

他的去留与我无关。

牛津词典

The cost is immaterial.

费用并不重要。

牛津词典

Whether we like him or not is immaterial.

我们是否喜欢他无关紧要。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Beauty parlor not only sells corporeal products, but also sells immaterial services to customers.

美容院不仅只销售有形的实物产品, 而且也销售无形的服务产品.

期刊摘选

The chosen unit 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.

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Damage requires material or immaterial harm to a legally protected interest.

损害必须是对受保护的法律上利益的物质上或非物质上的侵害.

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The price was immaterial.

价格不是实质性问题.

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In most cases it is considered immaterial.

在大多数情况下它是无足轻重的.

辞典例句

That the Hegelian system did not solve the problem it propounded is here immaterial.

黑格尔的体系没有解决它给自己提出的这个任务,这是无关紧要的.

期刊摘选

The body is material but the soul is immaterial.

身体是物质的,但灵魂是无形的.

《简明英汉词典》

It tend towards from pure function to immaterial enjoy.

产品从它的功能职能走向了人的精神空间.

期刊摘选

When it happened is immaterial.

这事何时发生是无关紧要的.

《简明英汉词典》

Since a dummy index just indicates summation, it is immaterial which symbol is used.

由于哑指标只是表明求和, 所以它使用什么符号是无关重要的.

辞典例句

It is immaterial whether he comes himself or sends a substitute.

不管他本人来还是派代理人来,那都无关紧要.

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The cost is immaterial.

成本微不足道.

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The hypothesis holding that an immaterial force animates the universe.

认为非物质的力量赋予宇宙生命力的假设.

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Here the enjoyment is not only physical, but also include immaterial and subjective enjoyment.

这儿所说的享受不光是物质的, 更包括精神的,包括主观的满足感.

期刊摘选

Nowadays, the earning resource is mainly from the immaterial assets.

当前我国体育赛事收入来源主要集中在无形资产开发上.

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Commodities fit for online sales include material commodities and immaterial commodities.

适合网上销售的商品主要有有形商品和无形商品.

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It is immaterial whether he stays or leaves.

他的去留无所谓.

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Whether the nonuniform pulse density is immaterial , of course, depends on the specific application.

脉冲密度的不均匀性是否有害, 应由具体应用决定.

辞典例句

It is immaterial ( to me ) whether he stays or leaves.

他的去留 ( 对我 ) 无所谓.

辞典例句

Exactly how Putin will perpetuate his influence is immaterial.

到底如何,普京将延续他的影响力并不重要.

期刊摘选

Maybe the sympathy between music and cinema is made by this immaterial and abstract quality.

也许音乐和画面之间这种交织的情感正是来源于它们的非物质性和抽象性.

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The geographical position of the cut is immaterial, only its direction is important.

与剖面的地理位置无关, 只有剖面方向是重要的.

辞典例句

From Flash to Pixel is an exhibition which presents four states of " the immaterial ".

“闪亮像素”是一个呈现四种 “ 非物质 ” 形态的展览.

期刊摘选

The sum of money is quite immaterial to him.

他不在乎这笔钱数.

《现代汉英综合大词典》