immaterial
/ˌɪməˈtɪərɪəl/adjective
1
- unimportant under the circumstances; irrelevant无关紧要的, 不相关的：
so long as the band kept the beat, what they played was immaterial.
只要乐队保持节拍, 他们在演奏什么就无关紧要了。
2
- Philosophy spiritual, rather than physical【哲】无形的, 非物质的：
we have immaterial souls.
我们有无形的灵魂。
派生词
immateriality
nounimmaterially
adverb词源
late Middle English (in sense 2)： from late Latin immaterialis, from in- 'not' + materialis 'relating to matter'.