
n.實質(zhì);物質(zhì);財產(chǎn);內(nèi)容;重要性
The Substance and Prospect of "East China Sea" Dispute between China and Japan 中日"東海問題"的實質(zhì)及展望
Beware of what you do with this dangerous substance. 你處理這些危險品時,可要當(dāng)心。
Later he became a man of substance. 后來,他成為頗具資產(chǎn)的人。
There is not anything of real substance in their book. 他們的書中沒有什么實質(zhì)性的內(nèi)容。
This argument has some substance. 這項爭論具有一定的重要性。
substance同essence最早出現(xiàn)在拉丁哲學(xué)術(shù)語中,源自希臘。大概的說,substance著重于物質(zhì)和數(shù)量的方向上,而essence則是著重在精神和質(zhì)量的方向上。