sub·stan·tive
adjectiveOPAL W
/səbˈstæntɪv/, /ˈsʌbstəntɪv/
/ˈsʌbstəntɪv/
(formal)- dealing with real, important or serious matters
实质性的；本质上的；重大的；严肃认真的 - substantive issues
实质性问题 - The report concluded that no substantive changes were necessary.
报告的结论是，无须作任何重大变更。
Oxford Collocations DictionarySubstantive is used with these nouns:- argument
- disagreement
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘having an independent existence’): from Old French substantif, -ive or late Latin substantivus, from substantia ‘essence’, from substant- ‘standing firm’, from the verb substare. - substantive issues