n.实质;物质;财产;内容;重要性
The Substance and Prospect of "East China Sea" Dispute between China and Japan 中日"东海问题"的实质及展望
Beware of what you do with this dangerous substance. 你处理这些危险品时,可要当心。
Later he became a man of substance. 后来,他成为颇具资产的人。
There is not anything of real substance in their book. 他们的书中没有什么实质性的内容。
This argument has some substance. 这项争论具有一定的重要性。
substance同essence最早出现在拉丁哲学术语中,源自希腊。大概的说,substance着重于物质和数量的方向上,而essence则是着重在精神和质量的方向上。