immaterial
英 [ɪmə'tɪərɪəl]
美[,ɪmə'tɪrɪəl]
- adj. 非物质的；无形的；不重要的；非实质的
英英释意
- 1. of no importance or relevance especially to a law case;
- "an objection that is immaterial after the fact"
- 2. without material form or substance;
- "an incorporeal spirit"
- 3. not consisting of matter;
- "immaterial apparitions"
- "ghosts and other immaterial entities"
- 4. not pertinent to the matter under consideration;
- "an issue extraneous to the debate"
- "the price was immaterial"
- "mentioned several impertinent facts before finally coming to the point"
- 5. (often followed by `to') lacking importance; not mattering one way or the other;
- "whether you choose to do it or not is a matter that is quite immaterial (or indifferent)"
- "what others think is altogether indifferent to him"
