matter to
matter to — 片語動詞
- matter tobase form
- matters to3rd person singular
- mattering to-ing form
- mattered topast simple
1. When something matters to a person, that person feels it is significant or worth
重要；要緊
對某人而言是重要的或有關聯的
When something matters to a person, that person feels it is significant or worth caring about — it has a real effect on their feelings, choices, or happiness.
Mira turned down the job because the long commute mattered too much to her family.
Mira 拒絕了那份工作，因為漫長的通勤時間對她的家庭生活來說太重要了。
pattern: [something] matter(s) to [someone] + reason clause
Mathieu said it did not matter to him where they ate, as long as everyone was happy.
Mathieu 說他在哪裡吃飯並不重要，只要每個人都開心就好。
negative form: did not matter + to + pronoun + wh-clause
Bilal's grandmother told him that honesty matters more to her than winning any prize.
Bilal 的祖母告訴他，誠實比贏得任何獎品都更重要。
Ava said she did not care about the money, but the friendship mattered deeply to her.
Ava 說她不在乎錢，但這段友誼對她來說非常重要。
Putri asked her brother whether it mattered to him if she borrowed his bicycle.
Putri 問她弟弟，如果她借用他的腳踏車，他在不在意。
- be important to
more general; can be used in any register where 'matter to' fits
- count
slightly more informal; often used in phrases like 'that's what counts'
- weigh on
stronger emotional tone — suggests worry or burden, not just importance
- be unimportant to
direct opposite; less common in everyday speech
- not concern
implies the person has no interest or involvement
文法句型
[something] matter(s) to [someone]
[something] does/doesn't matter to [someone]
用法筆記
This verb is always intransitive — the subject is the thing that is important, and the person affected follows 'to'. Common in both positive and negative statements. In everyday conversation, negative forms (doesn't matter / didn't matter) are even more frequent than positive ones.