substantial

adjective

OPAL W

/səbˈstænʃl/

large in amount, value or importance大量的；价值巨大的；重大的 synonym considerable
- substantial sums of money大笔大笔的钱
- a substantial change重大变化
- Substantial numbers of people support the reforms.相当多的人支持这些改革措施。
- He ate a substantial breakfast.他吃了一顿丰盛的早餐。
- There are substantial differences between the two groups.这两组人有很大的不同。
- Their share of the software market is substantial.他们在软件市场上所占的份额巨大。
- We were able to see a substantial improvement.我们能看到重大的改进。
[usually before noun] (formal) large and solid; strongly built大而坚固的；结实的；牢固的
- a substantial house结实的房子
- a street of substantial Victorian villas一条有大量维多利亚式别墅的街道

词源Middle English: from Old French substantiel or Christian Latin substantialis, from substantia ‘being, essence’, from substant- ‘standing firm’, from the verb substare.

词汇	substantial
释义	substantial adjective OPAL W /səbˈstænʃl/ /səbˈstænʃl/ large in amount, value or importance大量的；价值巨大的；重大的 synonym considerable substantial sums of money大笔大笔的钱 a substantial change重大变化 Substantial numbers of people support the reforms.相当多的人支持这些改革措施。 He ate a substantial breakfast.他吃了一顿丰盛的早餐。 There are substantial differences between the two groups.这两组人有很大的不同。 Their share of the software market is substantial.他们在软件市场上所占的份额巨大。 We were able to see a substantial improvement.我们能看到重大的改进。 [usually before noun] (formal) large and solid; strongly built大而坚固的；结实的；牢固的 a substantial house结实的房子 a street of substantial Victorian villas一条有大量维多利亚式别墅的街道词源Middle English: from Old French substantiel or Christian Latin substantialis, from substantia ‘being, essence’, from substant- ‘standing firm’, from the verb substare.
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