immateriality
immateriality — 名詞
1. the state of existing without a body or any shape that you can touch or see
無形
沒有實體、無法觸碰的性質
the state of existing without a body or any shape that you can touch or see
The priest spoke about the immateriality of the soul after the body dies.
神父談到靈魂在肉體死亡後的無形狀態。
the immateriality of + abstract noun
Christopher believes a ghost keeps its immateriality, passing through walls without being touched.
Christopher 相信鬼魂保有無形的特性，能穿牆而過卻碰不到。
Many religions teach the immateriality of angels, who have no bodies at all.
許多宗教都教導天使的無形，祂們根本沒有身體。
subject is usually a spirit or idea
The immateriality of a memory means Soraya cannot hold it or weigh it.
記憶的無形意味著 Soraya 既握不住它，也秤不出它的重量。
- immateriality of the soul
- immateriality of the mind
- incorporeality
more technical; common in philosophy and theology
- intangibility
stresses that you cannot touch it, rather than that it has no body
- materiality
the quality of having a physical body
- physicality
the quality of being real and solid
文法句型
the immateriality of [something]
用法筆記
Subject is usually a spirit, mind, idea, or natural force rather than a person. Distinguish from sense 2: this sense is about physical existence, not importance.
2. the fact that something does not matter to a decision or has nothing to do with
不重要；無關
對決定或主題沒有影響的性質
the fact that something does not matter to a decision or has nothing to do with the topic being discussed
The judge noted the immateriality of the witness's claim and moved on quickly.
法官指出該證人說法的無關緊要，便很快帶過。
common in legal and formal contexts
Trang pointed out the immateriality of the missing comma to the whole report.
Trang 指出那個漏掉的逗號對整份報告無關緊要。
the immateriality of X to Y
Anjali stressed the immateriality of the typo, since it changed no figures in the audit.
Anjali 強調那個錯字無關緊要，因為它沒有更動稽核中的任何數字。
Darius argued for the immateriality of the rumour, since it changed nothing.
Darius 主張那則謠言無關緊要，因為它什麼都改變不了。
- immateriality of the evidence
- immateriality of the issue
- irrelevance
the most common everyday word for this idea
- insignificance
stresses small size or low value rather than being off-topic
- materiality
the quality of being important enough to affect a decision
- relevance
the quality of being connected to the topic
文法句型
the immateriality of [something]
用法筆記
Often followed by 'of' plus the thing dismissed, and sometimes 'to' plus the matter it fails to affect. Distinguish from sense 1: this sense is about relevance, not physical form.
同根字
- immaterial形容詞C1
- material名詞A2
- materiality名詞C2
常見搭配
名詞搭配
- immateriality of the soul
- immateriality of the evidence
介系詞搭配
- immateriality of
- immateriality to