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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

无关紧要的

Pronunciation / Transliteration: wú guān jǐn yào de

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Immaterial/ɪˈmæt.ə.ri.əl/
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"这些细节在这个问题上是无关紧要的。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Of no substantial consequence or importance; irrelevant to the matter at hand.

    "Whether we take the early train or the late one is immaterial to the final outcome."
  2. 2

    Not consisting of physical matter; incorporeal or spiritual.

    "Philosophers have long debated the existence of immaterial souls."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Late Latin immaterialis, combining the prefix in- (meaning 'not') with medieval Latin materialis, originating from the classical Latin materia ('matter, timber'). Entering Middle English via Old French in the late 14th century, the term originally denoted incorporeal or spiritual entities before evolving to describe things lacking logical or practical relevance.

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