substantialKK [səˋbstænʃəl] /səˈbstænʃəl/形容詞1大量的、可觀的、相當多的The company invested a substantial amount of money in research.該公司投入了可觀的資金在研究上。2重大的、顯著的There has been substantial progress in the negotiations this week.本週的談判有了重大進展。3堅固的、結實的The old house has substantial walls of stone.這棟老房子有堅固的石牆。4豐盛的、分量足的We had a substantial breakfast before setting off.我們出發前吃了一頓豐盛的早餐。5實質的、確實的正式There is no substantial evidence linking him to the crime.沒有實質證據能把他和這起犯罪連結起來。