substance的详尽意思

1. 实质，本质
2. 物质
3. 本体
4. 主旨，要旨，要义，要领
5. 财产
6. 【哲】实体
7. 牢固，坚实
8. 东西，内容
9. 资力
10. 质地，材料

1. the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists;

   "DNA is the substance of our genes"
   

2. the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience;

   "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"
   "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"
   "the nub of the story"
   

3. the idea that is intended;

   "What is the meaning of this proverb?"
   

4. material of a particular kind or constitution;

   "the immune response recognizes invading substances"
   

5. considerable capital (wealth or income);

   "he is a man of means"
   

6. what a communication that is about something is about
7. a particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties;

   "shigella is one of the most toxic substances known to man"
   

1.物质;物品;东西
Asubstance is a solid, powder, liquid, or gas with particular properties.

e.g. There's absolutely no regulation of cigarettes to make sure that they don't include poisonous substances...
根本没有法规来确保香烟不含有毒物质。
e.g. Thesubstance that's causing the problem comes from the barley.
引起该问题的物质来自大麦。

2.重要性;重大意义
Substance is the quality of being important or significant.

e.g. It's questionable whether anything ofsubstance has been achieved...
是否已经取得了任何实质性进展还是个问题。
e.g. Syria will attend only if the negotiations deal with issues ofsubstance.
只有在谈判涉及重大问题时叙利亚才会参加。

3.主旨;要点;实质;基本内容
The substance of what someone says or writes is the main thing that they are trying to say.

e.g. Thesubstance of his discussions doesn't really matter.
他讨论的要点实际上根本不重要。

4.事实基础;根据
If you say that something has nosubstance, you mean that it is not true.

e.g. There is nosubstance in any of these allegations.
这些指控都毫无根据。

5.财力雄厚的;有权有势的；有影响力的
A personof substance has a lot of money, power, or influence.

substance是什么意思

e.g. ...mature men ofsubstance.
有钱有势的成熟男人

1. Soil consists of various chemical substances.
   土壤由各种化学物质组成。
2. Is there any substance to their claim?
   他们的要求有实质内容吗?
3. The substance of their talk is condensed into a paragraph.
   他们谈话的要旨被压缩成一段话。
4. There isn't anything of real substance in her book.
   她的书中没有任何真正实质性的内容。

• Bigots..who hate sects..more than they love the substance of religion.

  出自：Burke

• Trends that are the substance of journalism.

  出自：J. Cartwright

1. substance同essence最早出现在拉丁哲学术语中，源自希腊。大概的说，substance着重于物质和数量的方向上，而essence则是着重在精神和质量的方向上。