English-Thai Dictionary
matte
ADJ ด้าน ซึ่ง ไม่ วาว dull dan
matte
N ผิว ด้าน ผิว หยาบ pil-dan
matted
ADJ ซึ่ง มี ผิว ด้าน sueng-me-pil-dan
matter
N วัตถุ สสาร สิ่งของ object substance wud-tu
matter
N สาร เนื้อหาสาระ สาระสำคัญ ใจความ จุดสำคัญ เรื่อง เรื่องราว topic argument focus san
matter
N สิ่ง ที่ ต้อง ทำ ภารกิจ งาน ธุรกิจ affair business chore errand sing-ti-tong-tam
matter
N สิ่งพิมพ์ สิ่งตีพิมพ์ sing-pim
matter
VI เป็น เรื่องสำคัญ มีความหมาย มี สาระสำคัญ มีความสำคัญ carry weight count pen-rueng-sam-kan
matter of course
N เรื่อง ปกติ rueng-pok-ka-ti
matter of opinion
IDM เรื่อง ที่ ถกเถียง กันได้ สิ่งที่คิด ต่างกัน ได้ rueang-ti-tok-tiang-kan-dai
matter of the life and death
IDM เรื่องด่วน มากๆ (ปกติ ใช้ เมื่อ กล่าวเกินจริง หรือ ต้องการ ให้ ขบขัน เรื่อง คอขาดบาดตาย เรื่อง เป็นเรื่อง ตาย rueang-duai-mak-mak
matter to
PHRV สำคัญ กับ สำคัญ ต่อ sam-kan-kab
matter-of-fact
IDM เป็นงานเป็นการ ไร้ความรู้สึก pen-kan-pen-ngan
matter-of-fact
N ข้อเท็จจริง kor-ted-jing
matter-of-fact
N ที่ เป็น เรื่องจริง ที่จริง จัง
matter-of-factly
ADV ด้วย ข้อเท็จจริง doi-kor-ted-jing
matter-of-factness
N การ เป็น ข้อเท็จจริง kan-pen-kor-ted-jing
matters
N สถานการณ์ สภาพแวดล้อม sa-ta-na-kan
matters of fact
N ข้อเท็จจริง kor-ted-jing
matters of law
N ข้อกฎหมาย kor-kod-mai
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
MATTER
n.[L. materia; Heb. to measure; L. metior.] 1. Substance excreted from living animal bodies; that which is thrown our of discharged in a tumor, boil or abscess; pus; purulent substance collected in an abscess, the effect of suppuration more or less perfect; as digested matter; sanious matter.
2. Body; substance extended; that which is visible or tangible; as earth, wood, stone, air, vapor, water.
3. In a more general and philosophic sense, the substance of which all bodies are composed; the substratum of sensible qualities, though the parts composing the substratum may not be visible or tangible.
Matter is usually divided by philosophical writers into four kinds or classes; solid, liquid; aeriform, and imponderable. Solid substances are those whose parts firmly cohere and resist impression, as wood or stone; liquids have free motion among their parts, and easily yield to impression, as water and wine. Aeriform substances are elastic fluids, called vapors and gases, as air and oxygen gas. The imponderable substances are destitute of weight, as light, caloric, electricity, and magnetism.
4. Subject; thing treated; that about which we write or speak; that which employs thought or excites emotion; as, this is matter of praise, of gratitude, or of astonishment.
Son of God, Savior of men, thy name
Shall be the copious matter of my song.
5. The very thing supposed or intended.
He grants the deluge to have come so very near the matter, that few escaped.
6. Affair; business; event; thing; course of things. Matters have succeeded well thus far; observe how matters stand; thus the matter rests at present; thus the matter ended.
To help the matter, the alchimists call in many vanities from astrology.
Some young female seems to have carried matters so far, that she is ripe for asking advice.
7. Cause of any event, as of any disturbance, of a disease, or of a difficulty. When a moving machine stops suddenly, we ask, what is the matter? When a person is ill, we ask, what is the matter? When a tumult or quarrel takes place, we ask, what is the matter?
8. Subject of complaint; suit; demand.
If the matter should be tried by duel between two champions--
Every great matter they shall bring to thee, but every small matter they shall judge-- Exodus 18:22.
9. Import; consequence; importance; moment.
A prophet some, and some a poet cry,
No matter which, so neither of them lie.
1 . Space of time; a portion of distance.
I have thoughts to tarry a small matter.
Away he goes, a matter of seven miles--
[In these last senses, the use of matter is now vulgar. ]
Upon the matter, considering the whole; taking all things into view. This phrase is now obsolete; but in lieu of it, we sometimes use, upon the whole matter.
Waller, with Sir William Balfour, exceeded in horse, but were, upon the whole matter, equal in foot.
Matter of record, that which is recorded, or which may be proved by record.
MATTER
v.i.To be of importance; to import; used with it, this, that, or what. This matters not; that matters not; chiefly used in negative phrases; as, what matters it? It matters not how they are called, so we know who they are.
1. To maturate; to form pus; to collect, as matter in an abscess.
Each slight sore mattereth. [Little used. ]
[We now use maturate. ]
MATTER
v.t.To regard. [Not used. ]
MATTERLESS
a.Void of matter.
MATTERY
a.Purulent; generating pus; as a mattery cough.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
MATTE
Matte, n. Etym: [F. matte; cf. F. mat, masc. , matte, fem. , faint, dull, dim; -- said of metals. See Mate checkmate. ]
1. (Metallurgy )
Defn: A partly reduced copper sulphide, obtained by alternately roasting and melting copper ore in separating the metal from associated iron ores, and called coarse metal, fine metal, etc. , according to the grade of fineness. On the exterior it is dark brown or black, but on a fresh surface is yellow or bronzy in color.
2. A dead or dull finish, as in gilding where the gold leaf is not burnished, or in painting where the surface is purposely deprived of gloss.
MATTED
Mat "ted, a. Etym: [See Matte. ]
Defn: Having a dull surface; unburnished; as, matted gold leaf or gilding. Matted glass, glass ornamented with figures on a dull ground.
MATTED
Mat "ted, a. Etym: [See 3d Mat. ]
1. Covered with a mat or mats; as, a matted floor.
2. Tangled closely together; having its parts adhering closely together; as, matted hair.
MATTER
Mat "ter, n. Etym: [OE. matere, F. matière, fr. L. materia; perh. akin to L. mater mother. Cf. Mother, Madeira, Material. ]
1. That of which anything is composed; constituent substance; material; the material or substantial part of anything; the constituent elements of conception; that into which a notion may be analyzed; the essence; the pith; the embodiment. He is the matter of virtue. B. Jonson.
2. That of which the sensible universe and all existent bodies are composed; anything which has extension, occupies space, or is perceptible by the senses; body; substance.
Note: Matter is usually divided by philosophical writers into three kinds or classes: solid, liquid, and aëriform. Solid substances are those whose parts firmly cohere and resist impression, as wood or stone. Liquids have free motion among their parts, and easily yield to impression, as water and wine. Aëriform substances are elastic fluids, called vapors and gases, as air and oxygen gas.
3. That with regard to, or about which, anything takes place or is done; the thing aimed at, treated of, or treated; subject of action, discussion, consideration, feeling, complaint, legal action, or the like; theme. "If the matter should be tried by duel. " Bacon. Son of God, Savior of men! Thy name Shall be the copious matter of my song. Milton. Every great matter they shall bring unto thee, but every small matter they shall judge. Ex. xviii. 22.
4. That which one has to treat, or with which one has to do; concern; affair; business. To help the matter, the alchemists call in many vanities out of astrology. Bacon. Some young female seems to have carried matters so far, that she is ripe for asking advice. Spectator.
5. Affair worthy of account; thing of consequence; importance; significance; moment; -- chiefly in the phrases what matter no matter, and the like. A prophet some, and some a poet, cry; No matter which, so neither of them lie. Dryden.
6. Inducing cause or occasion, especially of anything disagreeable or distressing; difficulty; trouble. And this is the matter why interpreters upon that passage in Hosea will not consent it to be a true story, that the prophet took a harlot to wife. Milton.
7. Amount; quantity; portion; space; -- often indefinite. Away he goes, ... a matter of seven miles. L' Estrange. I have thoughts to tarry a small matter. Congreve. No small matter of British forces were commanded over sea the year before. Mi lton.
8. Substance excreted from living animal bodies; that which is thrown out or discharged in a tumor, boil, or abscess; pus; purulent substance.
9. (Metaph.)
Defn: That which is permanent, or is supposed to be given, and in or upon which changes are effected by psychological or physical processes and relations; -- opposed to form. Mansel.
1 . (Print. )
Defn: Written manuscript, or anything to be set in type; copy; also, type set up and ready to be used, or which has been used, in printing. Dead matter (Print. ), type which has been used, or which is not to be used, in printing, and is ready for distribution. -- Live matter (Print. ), type set up, but not yet printed from. -- Matter in bar, Matter of fact. See under Bar, and Fact. -- Matter of record, anything recorded. -- Upon the matter, or Upon the whole matter, considering the whole; taking all things into view. Waller, with Sir William Balfour, exceeded in horse, but were, upon the whole matter, equal in foot. Clarendon.
MATTER
Mat "ter, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Mattered; p. pr. & vb. n. Mattering.]
1. To be of importance; to import; to signify. It matters not how they were called. Locke.
2. To form pus or matter, as an abscess; to maturate. [R.] "Each slight sore mattereth." Sir P. Sidney.
MATTER
MATTER Mat "ter, v. t.
Defn: To regard as important; to take account of; to care for. [Obs. ] He did not matter cold nor hunger. H. Brooke.
MATTERLESS
MATTERLESS Mat "ter *less, a.
1. Not being, or having, matter; as, matterless spirits. Davies (Wit's Pilgr. ).
2. Unimportant; immaterial. [Obs. ]
MATTER-OF-FACT
MATTER-OF-FACT Mat "ter-of-fact ", a.
Defn: Adhering to facts; not turning aside from absolute realities; not fanciful or imaginative; commonplace; dry.
MATTERY
MATTERY Mat "ter *y, a.
1. Generating or containing pus; purulent.
2. Full of substance or matter; important. B. Jonson.
New American Oxford Dictionary
matte
matte 1 |mat mæt |(also matt or mat ) ▶adjective (of a color, paint, or surface ) dull and flat, without a shine: matte black. ▶noun 1 a matte color, paint, or finish: the varnishes are available in gloss, satin, and matte. 2 a sheet of cardboard placed on the back of a picture, either as a mount or to form a border around the picture. ▶verb ( mattes, matting , matted ) [ with obj. ] give a matte appearance to (something ). ORIGIN early 17th cent. (as a verb ): from French mat .
matte
matte 2 |mæt mat | ▶noun an impure product of the smelting of sulfide ores, esp. those of copper or nickel. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from French (in Old French meaning ‘curds ’), feminine of mat (adjective ) ‘dull, matte, ’ used as a noun.
matte
matte 3 |mæt mat | ▶noun a mask used to obscure part of an image in a film and allow another image to be substituted, combining the two. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from French, perhaps from mat (see matt ).
matted
mat ted |ˈmatid ˈmædəd | ▶adjective 1 (esp. of hair or fur ) tangled into a thick mass: a cardigan of matted gray wool. 2 covered or furnished with mats: the matted floor.
matter
mat ter |ˈmatər ˈmædər | ▶noun 1 physical substance in general, as distinct from mind and spirit; (in physics ) that which occupies space and possesses rest mass, esp. as distinct from energy: the structure and properties of matter. • a substance or material: organic matter | vegetable matter | fecal matter. • written or printed material: reading matter. 2 an affair or situation under consideration; a topic: a great deal of work was done on this matter | financial matters. • Law something that is to be tried or proved in court; a case. • (matters ) the present situation or state of affairs: we can do nothing to change matters. • (a matter for /of ) something that evokes a specified feeling: it's a matter of complete indifference to me. • (a matter for ) something that is the concern of a specified person or agency: the evidence is a matter for the courts. 3 [ usu. with negative or in questions ] (the matter ) the reason for distress or a problem: what's the matter? | pretend that nothing's the matter. 4 the substance or content of a text as distinct from its manner or form. • Printing the body of a printed work, as distinct from titles, headings, etc. • Logic the particular content of a proposition, as distinct from its form. ▶verb [ no obj. ] 1 [ usu. with negative or in questions ] be of importance; have significance: it doesn't matter what the guests wear | what did it matter to them? | to him, animals mattered more than human beings. • (of a person ) be important or influential: she was trying to get known by the people who matter. 2 rare (of a wound ) secrete or discharge pus. PHRASES for that matter used to indicate that a subject or category, though mentioned second, is as relevant or important as the first: I am not sure what value it adds to determining public, or for that matter private, policy. in the matter of as regards: the British are given preeminence in the matter of tea. it is only a matter of time there will not be long to wait: it's only a matter of time before the general is removed. a matter of 1 no more than (a specified period of time ): they were shown the door in a matter of minutes. 2 a thing that involves or depends on: it's a matter of working out how to get something done. a matter of course the natural or expected thing: the reports are published as a matter of course. a matter of form a point of correct procedure: they must as a matter of proper form check to see that there is no tax liability. a matter of record see record. no matter 1 [ with clause ] regardless of: no matter what the government calls them, they are cuts. 2 it is of no importance: “No matter, I'll go myself. ” to make matters worse with the result that a bad situation is made worse. what matter? Brit. dated why should that worry us?: what matter if he was a Protestant or not? ORIGIN Middle English: via Old French from Latin materia ‘timber, substance, ’ also ‘subject of discourse, ’ from mater ‘mother. ’
Matterhorn
Mat ter horn |ˈmatərˌhôrn ˈmædərˌhɔrn | a mountain in the Alps that is 14,688 feet (4,477 m ) high, on the border between Switzerland and Italy. French name Mont Cervin; Italian name Monte Cervino.
matter of fact
mat ter of fact ▶noun something that belongs to the sphere of fact as distinct from opinion or conjecture: it's a matter of fact that they had a relationship. • Law the part of a judicial inquiry concerned with the truth of alleged facts. Often contrasted with matter of law. ▶adjective (matter-of-fact ) unemotional and practical: he was characteristically calm and matter-of-fact. • concerned only with factual content rather than style or expression: the text is written in a breezy matter-of-fact manner. PHRASES as a matter of fact in reality (used esp. to correct a falsehood or misunderstanding ): as a matter of fact, I was talking to him this afternoon. DERIVATIVES mat ter-of-fact ly adverb, mat ter-of-fact ness noun
matter of law
mat ter of law ▶noun Law the part of a judicial inquiry concerned with the interpretation of the law. Often contrasted with matter of fact.
Oxford Dictionary
matte
matte 1 ▶adjective, noun, & verb variant spelling of matt.
matte
matte 2 |mat | ▶noun [ mass noun ] an impure product of the smelting of sulphide ores, especially those of copper or nickel. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from French (in Old French meaning ‘curds ’), feminine of mat (adjective ) ‘matt ’, used as a noun.
matte
matte 3 |mat | ▶noun a mask used to obscure part of an image in a film and allow another image to be substituted, combining the two. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from French, perhaps from mat (see matt ).
matted
matt ¦ed |ˈmatɪd | ▶adjective 1 (especially of hair, wool, or fur ) tangled into a thick mass: a cardigan of matted grey wool. 2 covered or provided with mats: the matted floor.
matter
mat ¦ter |ˈmatə | ▶noun 1 [ mass noun ] physical substance in general, as distinct from mind and spirit; (in physics ) that which occupies space and possesses rest mass, especially as distinct from energy: the structure and properties of matter. • [ usu. with adj. ] a particular substance: organic matter | faecal matter. • written or printed material: reading matter. • Printing the body of a printed work, as distinct from titles, headings, etc. 2 a subject or situation under consideration: a great deal of work was done on this matter | financial matters. • Law something which is to be tried or proved in court; a case. • (matters ) the present state of affairs: we can do nothing to change matters. • the substance or content of a text as distinct from its style or form. • Logic the particular content of a proposition, as distinct from its form. 3 [ with negative or in questions ] (the matter ) the reason for distress or a problem: what's the matter? ▶verb [ no obj. ] 1 [ usu. with negative or in questions ] be important or significant: it doesn't matter what the guests wear | what did it matter to them? • (of a person ) be important or influential: she was trying to get known by the people who matter. 2 US (of a wound ) secrete or discharge pus. PHRASES for that matter used to indicate that a subject, though mentioned second, is as relevant as the first. in the matter of as regards: the British are given pre-eminence in the matter of tea. it is only a matter of time there will not be long to wait. a matter of 1 no more than (a specified period of time ): they were shown the door in a matter of minutes. 2 a thing that involves or depends on: it's a matter of working out how to get something done. 3 (a matter of /for ) something that evokes (a specified feeling ): it's a matter of complete indifference to me. a matter of course the usual or expected thing: the reports are published as a matter of course. a matter of form a point of correct procedure. a matter of record see record. no matter 1 [ with clause ] regardless of: no matter what the government calls them, they are cuts. 2 it is of no importance: no matter, I'll go myself. to make matters worse with the result that a bad situation is made worse: to make matters worse, free school meals have been withdrawn. what matter? Brit. dated why should that worry us?: They were in collusion. But what matter, since apparently he didn't care? ORIGIN Middle English: via Old French from Latin materia ‘timber, substance ’, also ‘subject of discourse ’, from mater ‘mother ’.
Matterhorn
Matterhorn |ˈmatəhɔːn, German ˈmatɐˌhɔrn | a mountain in the Alps, on the border between Switzerland and Italy. Rising to 4,477 m (14,688 ft ), it was first climbed in 1865 by the English mountaineer Edward Whymper. French name Mont Cervin; Italian name Monte Cervino.
matter of fact
mat ¦ter of fact ▶noun a fact as distinct from an opinion or conjecture: it's a matter of fact that they had a relationship. • Law the part of a judicial inquiry concerned with the truth of alleged facts. Often contrasted with matter of law. ▶adjective (matter-of-fact ) unemotional and practical: she tried to keep her tone light and matter-of-fact. • concerned only with factual content rather than style or expression: the text is written in a breezy matter-of-fact manner. PHRASES as a matter of fact in reality (used especially to correct a falsehood or misunderstanding ): as a matter of fact, I was talking to him this afternoon. DERIVATIVES matter-of-factly adverb, matter-of-factness noun
matter of law
mat ¦ter of law ▶noun Law the part of a judicial inquiry concerned with the interpretation of the law. Often contrasted with matter of fact.
American Oxford Thesaurus
matted
matted adjective the cat's matted fur: tangled, tangly, knotted, knotty, tousled, disheveled, uncombed, unkempt; informal ratty, mussy.
matter
matter noun 1 decaying vegetable matter: material, substance, stuff. 2 the heart of the matter: affair, business, proceeding, situation, circumstance, event, happening, occurrence, incident, episode, experience; subject, topic, issue, question, point, point at issue, case, concern. 3 it is of little matter now: importance, consequence, significance, note, import, weight; formal moment. 4 what's the matter? problem, trouble, difficulty, complication; upset, worry. 5 the matter of the book: content, subject matter, text, argument, substance. ▶verb it doesn't matter what you wear: be important, make any /a difference, be of importance, be of consequence, be relevant, count; informal cut any ice. PHRASES as a matter of fact as a matter of fact, I was the one who sent the flowers: actually, in (actual ) fact, in point of fact, as it happens, really, believe it or not, in reality, in truth, to tell the truth. no matter I ordered a blue tablecloth, but no matter, the green one looks just fine: it doesn't matter, it makes no difference, it's not important, never mind, don't worry about it.
matter-of-fact
matter-of-fact adjective Desmond is too creative and fanciful to fit in with such matter-of-fact people: unemotional, practical, down-to-earth, sensible, realistic, rational, sober, unsentimental, pragmatic, businesslike, commonsensical, levelheaded, hardheaded, no-nonsense, factual, literal, straightforward, straight-out, plain, unembellished, unvarnished, unadorned; unimaginative, prosaic.
Oxford Thesaurus
matted
matted adjective his greasy, matted hair: tangled, tangly, entangled, knotted, knotty, tousled, dishevelled, uncombed, unkempt, felted, ratty, greasy, dirty; black English natty. ANTONYMS straight; neat.
matter
matter noun 1 decaying vegetable matter: material, substance, stuff, medium. 2 let's get to the heart of the matter: affair, business, proceeding, situation, circumstance, event, happening, occurrence, incident, episode, occasion, experience, thing; subject, topic, issue, question, point, point at issue, item, case, concern, theme. 3 it is of little matter now: importance, consequence, significance, note, import, moment, weight, interest. 4 (the matter ) is anything the matter? | what's the matter? problem, trouble, difficulty, upset, distress, worry, bother, complication. 5 the matter of the sermon: content, subject matter, text, argument, substance, thesis, sense, purport, gist, pith, essentials, burden. 6 an infected wound full of matter: pus, suppuration, purulence, discharge, secretion; rare sanies. PHRASES as a matter of fact actually, in actual fact, in fact, in point of fact, as it happens, really, believe it or not, in reality, in truth, to tell the truth, truly. no matter it doesn't matter, it makes no difference /odds, it's unimportant, never mind, don't apologize, don't worry about it, don't mention it. ▶verb 1 it doesn't matter what you wear: make any difference, make a difference, be important, be of importance, be of consequence, signify, be of significance, be relevant, be of account, carry weight, count; informal cut any ice. 2 she was trying to make an impression on the people who mattered: be influential, have influence, be important. WORD LINKS matter physics science of matter Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.
matter-of-fact
matter-of-fact adjective unemotional, practical, down-to-earth, sensible, realistic, rational, sober, unsentimental, pragmatic, businesslike, commonsensical, level-headed, hard-headed, no-nonsense, factual, literal, straightforward, plain, unembellished, unvarnished, unadorned, prosaic, mundane, unimaginative, uncreative, deadpan, flat, dull, dry, pedestrian, lifeless, humdrum. ANTONYMS airy-fairy.
Duden Dictionary
Matte
Mat te Substantiv, feminin , die |M a tte |die Matte; Genitiv: der Matte mitteldeutsch für Quark
Matte
Mat te Substantiv, feminin schweizerisch, sonst dichterisch , die |M a tte |die Matte; Genitiv: der Matte, Plural: die Matten mittelhochdeutsch mat (t )e, althochdeutsch matta = Wiese, eigentlich = Wiese, die gemäht wird (im Unterschied zur Weide ), zu Mahd , mähen Bergwiese
Matte
Mat te Substantiv, feminin , die |M a tte |die Matte; Genitiv: der Matte, Plural: die Matten mittelhochdeutsch matte, althochdeutsch matta < spätlateinisch matta a Unterlage o. Ä. aus grobem Geflecht oder Gewebe aus Binsen, künstlichen Fasern o. Ä. eine Matte aus Schilf b Sport Unterlage aus weichem, federndem Material mit festem Überzug (zur Abschwächung von Sprüngen beim Turnen, als Fläche für die Kämpfe im Ringen o. Ä.) die Ringer betraten die Matte | den Gegner auf die Matte werfen auf der Matte stehen umgangssprachlich zur Stelle, einsatzbereit sein ; mit bestimmten Problemen, Forderungen o. Ä. an jemanden herantreten
Matterhorn
Mat ter horn Eigenname , das |M a tterhorn |das; Genitiv: des Matterhorn [e ]s Berg in den Walliser Alpen
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
matted
m á t ted /-ɪd /形容詞 〈髪 動物の毛などが 〉 (ぬれて )もつれた, からみあった .
matter
mat ter /mǽtə r /〖語源は 「建材 」〗名詞 複 ～s /-z /1 a. C (考慮 処理すべき )事 , 事柄 , 事件 , 問題 ▸ Well, that's another [different ] matter .いや, それはまた別の問題だ (!予想より簡単で [楽しく ]ないことを暗示 ) ▸ an important [a serious ] matter 重要 [重大 ]な問題 (!｟コーパス ｠a matter of importance [seriousness ]は重要 [重大 ]さを強調するが ｟まれ ｠) ▸ a personal [private ] matter 私事, 個人的な事 ▸ legal [business ] matters 法律的 [仕事の上の ]事項 ▸ the matter in [at ] hand 当面の問題 ▸ It's no laughing [small, joking ] matter .笑いごとではない ▸ That's a matter for others to decide .それはほかの人が決めることだ ▸ a matter of record 〘法 〙(法廷における )記録事項 .b. 〖it is (just ) a matter of A 〗それは (単に )A 〈事 〉の問題だ ; 〖it is (just ) a matter of doing 〗(単に )…しさえすればよい (!いずれもjustのほかに, only, simply, merely (単に ); largely, mostly (ほぼ ); really (実に ); partly (ひとつには )なども可能 ) ▸ It's only a matter of time before [until ] we have to replace our car .車を買い替えなければならなくなるのは時間の問題だ ▸ It's largely a matter of (personal ) taste .それはほぼ (個人的な )好みの問題だ ▸ It was a matter of opinion .それは意見の相違ということであった (!話し手が否定的意見であることを暗示 ) ▸ It's not just a matter of putting computers into schools .学校にコンピュータを入れればそれでいいんだということではない .2 C 〖～s 〗(漠然とした )事情 , 事態 , 状況 (things, affairs )▸ Is there anything we can do to improve matters ?事態を改善するため私たちにできることがありますか ▸ take matters into one's own hands (ほかの人ができないので )自ら事態に対処する ▸ to complicate matters (further )(さらに )事態を複雑にしたことには (!文修飾として ) ▸ That didn't help matters .それは事態の解決にはつながらなかった 3 U ｟話 ｠〖the ～〗 «…に関する » やっかいなこと , 故障 , 難儀 , 不具合 «with » (!この用法は 形容詞 wrongに近い ) ▸ There's something the matter with my shoulder .ちょっと肩の具合がおかしい (!｟コーパス ｠There's something wrong with … の方が普通 ) ▸ The doctors found nothing at all the matter with him .医者は彼はどこも悪いところはないと診断した .4 U 物質 , 物体 , 物 (↔mind ) (!形容詞 はmaterial ) ; 〖修飾語を伴って 〗…質 , …体 , …素 ; …(な )物 (!いずれも通例専門用語として ) ▸ the density [properties ] of matter 物質の密度 [特性 ]▸ solid [liquid ] matter 固体 [液体 ]▸ organic [mineral ] matter 有機物 [鉱物 ]▸ remove foreign matter 異物を取り除く ▸ printed [reading ] matter 印刷物 [読み物 ]▸ vegetable [waste ] matter 植物質 [廃物 ].5 U (書物 演説などの )主旨 , 主題 ; 内容 ▸ the subject matter of the song 曲の題材 .6 U 〖通例否定を表す語を伴って 〗重要性 , 大事 .7 U 〘哲 〙物質 , 質料 .8 U 〘医 〙膿 （のう ）, うみ (pus ); 目やに .a m á tter of A 1 わずかなA 〈時間 距離など 〉▸ in a matter of a few minutes [days ]ほんの数分 [日 ]で ▸ a matter of inches ほんの数インチ .2 ↑1 b .as a m á tter of A A 〈信念 性質など 〉が原因で, Aのために ▸ as a matter of principle [policy ]主義 [政策 ]として ▸ as a matter of urgency 緊急に ▸ Just as a matter of interest, who is that man over there? ｟主に英話 ｠ただ興味があるだけなんだけど, あそこにいる男はだれだい as a m à tter of c ó urse [rout í ne ]もちろん [当然 ] (のこととして ) (!短縮されてof courseとなる; →matter-of-course ) .(as ) (a ) m à tter of f á ct ｟話 ｠〖肯定文 否定文で 〗1 実を言うと, 実際 (!相手が驚くような情報を補足して ) ▸ Yes, I know him. We work for the same company, as a matter of fact (↗).うん, 彼のことは知っている . ホント言うとさ, 同じ会社にいるんだ .2 (いや )実際は (それどころか ) (!前言の訂正や弁解を述べて ) ▸ “I suppose you'll be voting Labour again? ” “No, as a matter of fact (↗), I'm thinking of voting Conservative. ”「君はまた労働党に投票するんだろうね 」「いや, 実はむしろ保守党に入れようと思っているんだ 」.for th á t m à tter ｟話 ｠1 その事なら, それをさらに言うと (!前言に付け足して, これから述べることを強調する表現 ) ▸ And, for that matter , so do my kids .それに, その事だったらうちの子だってそうしてるわよ .2 〖or A ～〗そのことについてはAだってそうだけれど ▸ or any papers, for that matter その件に関してはどの新聞もそうだけれど .in the m á tter of [in m á tters of ] A ｟書 ｠Aの事では, Aに関しては (with regard to A ).it is a m à tter of f á ct (that ) ……ということは事実だ .Let th à t be an é nd to the m à tter .＝That's the end of the matter .l è t the m à tter dr ó p [r é st ]それ以上事 [事態 ]を荒立てないことにする ; 心配するのをやめる .m à tter of f á ct ｟話 ｠＝as a matter of fact .N ò m á tter!｟かたい話 やや古 ｠かまわないよ, たいしたことではない .n ò m á tter …〖譲歩節を従えて 〗…であろうとも (!(1 )通例whyを除くwh節, whether /if節を従える. (2 )-everで終わる語を用いるよりもくだけた言い方. (3 )時に節中にmayやmightを伴って内容の不確実性を強調することがある ) ▸ I wouldn't marry him no matter how much money he has [may have ].彼がどれほどたくさんのお金を持っていようと私は彼とは結婚しないでしょう (≒｟よりかたく ｠… however much money he has [may have ].)▸ No matter what you think of me, I didn't do that .君が私のことをどう思おうと, 私はそんなことやっていない ▸ I'm going to name it Pace no matter if it's a boy or a girl .(生まれてくる子が )男の子でも女の子でもペイスという名を付けるつもりだ ▸ Any task, no matter how small, is better than idle thought .大きさにかかわらず, どんな仕事でもぼんやり考えているよりはましだ (!｟コーパス ｠文脈から明らかな場合, 譲歩節中の主語 (＋be動詞 )は省略されることがある ) .n ò m á tter that …たとえ …だとしても .n ò m á tter what (happens )｟話 ｠何が起きようと ▸ I'm going to do that, no matter what .何が何でもそれをやってみるつもりだ n ò m á tter (wh à t ) the [one's ] A いかなるA 〈事 物 〉であろうと ▸ No matter (what ) the weather, he is out in his garden every day .どんな天気であろうと彼は毎日庭に出ている That's the é nd of the m à tter .｟話 ｠これで話はおしまいだ ; もうこれ以上は言わない .The f á ct [tr ú th ] of the m à tter is (that ) …｟話 ｠実際は [実は ]…である .the sm à ll [l ì ttle ] m á tter of A ｟話 おどけて ｠ちょっとしたA 〈事 物 〉, 小さからぬA (!反語的にかえって強調する ) ▸ Finally, there is the small matter of actually learning to dive .最後には実際に水に潜るちょっとした練習がある .Wh à t's the m á tter (with you )?｟話 ｠1 (相手の健康 身の上を案じて )どうしたんですか (!Is (there ) something wrong with you? の方が丁寧な言い方 ) ▸ You look pale. What's the matter (with you )?顔色が悪いですよ, どうかしたんですか .2 ｟けなして ｠(相手の失敗に怒って )どうかしているんじゃないの (!この用法では通例with youを伴う ) ▸ What's the matter with you? The concert is in ten minutes .どうかしているんじゃないの, コンサートは10分後だよ .動詞 ～s /-z /; ～ed /-d /; ～ing /-t (ə )rɪŋ /自動詞 1 〖主に否定文 疑問文 条件文で 〗a. 〖it matters (to A ) wh節 /that節 〗(A 〈人 〉にとって ) …か […ということ ]が 重要である , 影響 [関係 ]がある ; 〖it matters (to A ) if [whether ] … (or not )〗(A 〈人 〉にとって )…かどうかが重要である (!進行形 命令文にしない; →whether 1 類義 ) ▸ It doesn't matter much (to me ) what you think .君が何を考えようと (私には )あまり関係はない ▸ It doesn't matter whether he comes [╳will come ] or not .彼が来ようが来まいが関係ない (!後続するwhether, if, wh節中は未来の事を表していてもwill, wouldは用いない ) ▸ It mattered a lot who the director was .監督がだれであるかがたいそう重要であった ▸ It didn't matter that he was seventy .彼が70歳である事は問題ではなかった .b. 〈事 人が 〉【人にとって 】重要である «to » (↓成句 it doesn't matter )▸ Winning doesn't matter .勝ち負けは問題じゃない ▸ We're having a good time now. That's all that matters .今, 僕たちは楽しんでいる, それが一番大切なことだ ▸ Her work matters more to her than anything else .彼女にとって仕事は何より大切だ .語法 コーパス 1 matterと用いられる主な強意副詞は, 直後では (so ) much, a great deal, a lot, littleなど, 直前ではreallyなど .2 ｟非標準 ｠ではit don't matterも見られる ▸ It don't matter where we live .我々がどこに住もうとどうでもいいことだ ▸ “Don't you care? ” “It don't matter .”「気にしないのかい 」「かまわないさ 」(↓成句 it doesn't matter ).2 化膿 （かのう ）する , うみを出す .it d ò esn't m á tter ｟話 ｠1 大したことではありません , «…については » 気にしないでください, かまいません «about » (↑語法 (2 ))▸ “What was it? ” “Oh, nothing. (It ) doesn't matter .”「何だったんですか 」「ああ, 何でもありません . 大したことではありません 」 (!｟コーパス ｠ ｟くだけて ｠では主語のitが省略されることがある ) ▸ It doesn't matter about the money .お金のことは心配しなくていい .2 (2者の選択を聞かれて )どちらでもかまいません .N ò t that it m á tters [m á ttered ].(前述の内容を受けて )だからといって大したことではない [なかった ] (!｟コーパス ｠後に強意のmuchやa great dealを伴うことがある ) ▸ You don't say much, do you? Not that it matters .あまりお話にならないんですね . だからといって大したことではありませんが .Wh à t does it m á tter (… )?｟話 ｠それがどうしたというのだ (大したことではない ) (!…はwh節, if /whether節; →what 副詞 ) ▸ What the hell does it matter how old we are? 我々が何歳であろうとどうしたというのだ .
Matterhorn
Mat ter horn /mǽtə r hɔ̀ː r n /名詞 〖the ～〗マッターホルン 〘アルプス山脈中の高峰 (4,478m )〙.
matter-of-course
m à tter-of-c ó urse /mæ̀t (ə )rəvkɔ́ː r s /形容詞 当然の ; 当たり前と見なすような .
matter-of-fact
m à tter-of-f á ct /mæ̀t (ə )rəvfǽkt /形容詞 事実に即した, 事務的な .～ly 副詞 ～ness 名詞
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