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

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