material的词源

英文词源

material: material: [14] Etymologically, material is simply a derivative of matter. It comes via Old French materiel from late Latin māteriālis, a derivative of Latin māteria ‘matter’ (source of English matter). The modern French form of the word was reborrowed as materiel ‘military equipment’ [19].
=> material, matter
material (adj.): mid-14c., "real, ordinary; earthly, drawn from the material world;" a term in scholastic philosophy and theology, from Old French material, materiel (14c.) and directly from Late Latin materialis (adj.) "of or belonging to matter," from Latin materia "matter, stuff, wood, timber" (see matter). From late 14c. as "made of matter, having material existence; material, physical, substantial;" from late 15c. as "important, relevant."
material (n.): late 14c., "substance, matter from which a thing is made," from material (adj.).

来自拉丁语materia,物质，材料，木料，木材，词源同matter.

该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：material 词源，material 含义。

来源于拉丁语中mater(母亲)派生的materia(物质,事情)。

词根词缀： -mater-母 + -ial形容词词尾

同源词：matter辨异：material, matter, substancematerial指制作或生产用的材料和原料;matter是与精神相对的物质;substance指某种具体的物质,如金、银、水等。