large in amount, value or importance 大量的；价值巨大的；重大的 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
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French substantiel or Christian Latin substantialis, from substantia ‘being, essence’, from substant- ‘standing firm’, from the verb substare.