n.实质；物质；财产；内容；重要性

The Substance and Prospect of "East China Sea" Dispute between China and Japan 中日"东海问题"的实质及展望

Beware of what you do with this dangerous substance. 你处理这些危险品时，可要当心。

Later he became a man of substance. 后来，他成为颇具资产的人。

There is not anything of real substance in their book. 他们的书中没有什么实质性的内容。

This argument has some substance. 这项争论具有一定的重要性。

substance同essence最早出现在拉丁哲学术语中，源自希腊。大概的说，substance着重于物质和数量的方向上，而essence则是着重在精神和质量的方向上。