immaterial

.imә'tiәriәl
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英文释义

a. of no importance or relevance especially to a law case
a. not consisting of matter
s. (often followed by `to') lacking importance; not mattering one way or the other

中文翻译

a. 非物质的, 无形的, 精神的
[法] 非物质的, 无形的, 非实质的

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记忆技巧

im- 意为“不是”,material 意为“物质的”,合起来表示“非物质的”或“无形的”,有助于理解其含义。

例句

1. The details of the conversation were immaterial to the main issue.
这次谈话的细节与主要问题无关。
2. Her feelings about the situation are immaterial to the decision we have to make.
她对这个情况的感觉与我们必须做出的决定无关。
3. The judge ruled that the evidence presented was immaterial to the case.
法官裁定所提出的证据与此案无关。

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