名词

1. 物质;物品;东西
A substance is a solid, powder, liquid, or gas with particular properties.

2. 重要性;重大意义
Substance is the quality of being important or significant.

3. 主旨;要点;实质;基本内容
The substance of what someone says or writes is the main thing that they are trying to say.

4. 事实基础;根据
If you say that something has no substance, you mean that it is not true.

5. 财力雄厚的;有权有势的；有影响力的
A person of substance has a lot of money, power, or influence.

1. the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists

e.g. DNA is the substance of our genes

2. a particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties

e.g. shigella is one of the most toxic substances known to man

3. the idea that is intended

e.g. What is the meaning of this proverb?

Synonym: meaning

4. the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience

e.g. the gist of the prosecutor's argument
the heart and soul of the Republican Party
the nub of the story

Synonym: kernelcorecentercentreessencegistheartheart and soulinwardnessmarrowmeatnubpithsumnitty-gritty

5. what a communication that is about something is about

Synonym: messagecontentsubject matter

6. considerable capital (wealth or income)

e.g. he is a man of means

Synonym: means

7. material of a particular kind or constitution

e.g. the immune response recognizes invading substances