immaterial

英 [ˌɪməˈtɪəriəl]

美 [ˌɪməˈtɪriəl]

adj.  不重要; 无关紧要; 无形体的; 非物质的

TEM8法律

Collins.1 / BNC.14522 / COCA.19669

牛津词典

adj.

• 不重要；无关紧要
  not important in a particular situation
  1. The cost is immaterial.
     费用并不重要。
  2. It is immaterial to me whether he stays or goes.
     他的去留与我无关。
• 无形体的；非物质的
  not having a physical form
  1. an immaterial God
     无形的上帝

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 不重要的;无关紧要的
  If you say that something isimmaterial, you mean that it is not important or not relevant.
  1. Whether we like him or not is immaterial.
     我们是否喜欢他无关紧要。

英英释义

adj

• not consisting of matter
  1. immaterial apparitions
  2. ghosts and other immaterial entities
  Synonym:nonmaterial
• without material form or substance
  1. an incorporeal spirit
  Synonym:incorporeal
• (often followed by `to') lacking importance
  1. whether you choose to do it or not is a matter that is quite immaterial (or indifferent)
  2. what others think is altogether indifferent to him
  Synonym:indifferent
• of no importance or relevance especially to a law case
  1. an objection that is immaterial after the fact
• not pertinent to the matter under consideration
  1. an issue extraneous to the debate
  2. the price was immaterial
  3. mentioned several impertinent facts before finally coming to the point
  Synonym:extraneousimpertinentorthogonal

双语例句

• Base on the law, the owners of immaterial assets have specific rights and privileges as value as the other kinds of assets.
  无形资产由于法律授予这类资产的所有者以某种权利和特权而与其他资产一样具有价值。
• The body is material but the soul is immaterial.
  身体是物质的，但灵魂是无形的。
• Whether or not he was actually there at the time is immaterial.
  他那时是否真的在场已经无关紧要了。
• According to the dualist, the mind is this immaterial substance and we could call it by different names.
  按照二元学说论，心灵是这种非物质的物体，我们能叫他不同的名字。
• The sum of money is quite immaterial to him.
  他不在乎这笔钱数。
• Get into knowledge-based economy for ages, the immaterial assets has become the motive and source that government and business enterprise keep on a development.
  进入知识经济时代，无形资产已成为政府和企业持续发展的动力和源泉。
• On the Protection and Development of the Huizhou Immaterial Cultural Heritage
  浅析徽州非物质文化遗产的保护与发展
• Our analysis shows the link between the dollar and the inflation process is largely immaterial.
  我们的分析是：美元和通货膨胀进程之间的关系很大程度上是非实质性的。
• Do we have immaterial souls, something that might survive the death of our body?
  我们有非物质的灵魂吗，会有东西能够从我们死亡的身体中幸存吗？
• An objection that is immaterial after the fact;
  和该事实无关的反对意见；