immaterial

英 [ˌɪməˈtɪəriəl]

美 [ˌɪməˈtɪriəl]

adj. 不重要; 无关紧要; 无形体的; 非物质的

Collins.1 / BNC.14522 / COCA.19669

牛津词典

adj.

ADJ 不重要的;无关紧要的
If you say that something isimmaterial, you mean that it is not important or not relevant.
1. Whether we like him or not is immaterial.
  我们是否喜欢他无关紧要。

adj

not consisting of matter
1. immaterial apparitions
2. ghosts and other immaterial entities
Synonym:nonmaterial
without material form or substance
1. an incorporeal spirit
Synonym:incorporeal
(often followed by `to') lacking importance
1. whether you choose to do it or not is a matter that is quite immaterial (or indifferent)
2. what others think is altogether indifferent to him
Synonym:indifferent
of no importance or relevance especially to a law case
1. an objection that is immaterial after the fact
not pertinent to the matter under consideration
1. an issue extraneous to the debate
2. the price was immaterial
3. mentioned several impertinent facts before finally coming to the point
Synonym:extraneousimpertinentorthogonal

Whether we like him or not is immaterial.
我们是否喜欢他无关紧要。
A person has a soul, something immaterial and not a body.
一个人有灵魂，一种非物质而不是身体的物体。
The sum of money is quite immaterial to him.
他不在乎这笔钱数。
Whether or not he was actually there at the time is immaterial.
他那时是否真的在场已经无关紧要了。
There are three parts in the article: viewpoint on product design, immaterial design and immaterial factors in family product design.
全文共分三个部分：对产品设计的观点、对非物质设计的观点和对家居产品设计中非物质因素的观点。
When it happened is immaterial, I want to know why it happened.
这事何时发生是无关紧要的，我想知道的是它为何发生。
This paper analyses the problems in the management of capital assets and immaterial assets in colleges and universities, and discusses the countermeasures of how to strengthen assets management.
分析高等学校固定资产和无形资产管理存在的问题，讨论加强资产管理的对策。
This should be evident from our analysis earlier regarding the hegemony of immaterial labor.
这从我们以上对非物质性劳动霸权的分析中可以清楚地看到。
What is immaterial is its product.
所谓非物质性是指其产品。
The body is material but the soul is immaterial.
身体是物质的，但灵魂是无形的。