英和辞典

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名詞

❶物質, 物体

solid [liquid] matter

solid [liquid] matter

固[液]体

⦣ ×a matter, ×matters としない.

printed matter

printed matter

印刷物

❷（漠然ばくぜんと）事, 事柄ことがら, 問題; matters で事情, 事態

a personal matter

a personal matter

個人的な事[私事]

make matters worse

make matters worse

事態をより悪くする

I know nothing about the matter.

I know nothing about the matter.

その件については私は何も知らない.

This is no laughing matter.

This is no laughing matter.

これは冗談じょうだん事ではない.

❸the matter で困った事; 故障, 具合の悪い所 ⦣ 意味と働きはほぼ形容詞の wrong （具合の悪い）に近い.

What's the matter (with you)?

♔基本What's the matter (with you)?

（君は）どうかしたのか.

Is (there) anything the matter with him?

Is (there) anything the matter with him?

彼はどうかしたのか.

Something [Nothing] is the matter with the motor.

Something [Nothing] is the matter with the motor.

モーターにどこか故障がある[どこも悪い所はない].

as a matter of factmatter of fact(as a) matter of fact

(as a) matter of fact

実際は, 実を言うと

As a matter of fact, I do know her.

As a matter of fact, I do know her.

実は私は彼女を（知らないどころか）知っています.

⦣ do は know を強める助動詞.

no matter what ～no matter who ～no matter how ～no matter when ～no matter where ～no matter which ～no matter what [who, how, when, where, which] ～

no matter what [who, how, when, where, which] ～

たとえ何[誰だれ, どう, いつ, どこ, どれ]でも

No matter what you do, do it well.

No matter what you do, do it well.

たとえ何をするにしても, 立派にやりなさい.

動詞

主に否定文・疑問文で重要である, 大いに関係がある

It doesn't matter if it rains.

It doesn't matter if it rains.

雨が降っても構わない

⦣ It は漠然と「状況じょうきょう」を, it は「天候」を表す.

What does it matter?

What does it matter?

それが何の関係があるのか[何でもないではないか].

Just paint it. The color does not matter.

Just paint it. The color does not matter.

それにちょっとペンキを塗ぬってくれ. 色は何でもいいから.