matterとは 意味・定義・例文
Noun 名詞
1. physical substance that everything is made of, contrasted with mind or spirit; all physical substances
物
The universe is composed of matter.
2. that which has weight and takes up space
～体
solid[liquid, gaseous] matter
3. a substance of a particular kind; material or stuff
物質, 要素, 成分
organic[inorganic] matter mineral[vegetable, animal] matter coloring matter
4. a substance discharged from the body
排泄物, 老廃物
fecal matter waste matter
5. written or printed material (to be sent by post)
物
reading[printed, published, ...] matter postal matter
6. an affair, topic, or situation under consideration; question
問題, 事柄
complicated financial matters It's no laughing matter. There is a matter I would like to discuss with you. It's a personal matter and I don't want to discuss it with you.
7. ｟-s｠ the state of affairs; set of circumstances
状況
Matters have improved since last year. It will simply make matters worse. as matters stand ー under the present circumstances
8. the reason for problems, pain, unhappiness etc.
根拠, 種
What's the matter? I asked him if anything was the matter? There's nothing the matter with it.
重要性, 重大なこと
It is no matter what happens. It is[makes] no matter that she failed.
10. the ideas or topic of a book, speech, etc., contrasted with its language or style; the content
内容, 題材
interesting subject matter of a speech
Verb 動詞
1. be important or significant to someone
重要である
It doesn't really matter. It doesn't matter much.
重要である
It doesn't really matter.