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 ma·te·ri·el /məˌtɪriˈɛl/
 物質材料;軍需品

 Ma·té·ri·el n.  Those objects in a complex system which constitute the materials, or instruments employed, in distinction from the personnel, or men; for example, the buildings, libraries, and apparatus of a college, in distinction from its officers; -- used in a collective sense.
 2. Specifically: Military The arms, munitions, baggage, equipment, provisions, etc., of an army.
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 materiel
      n : equipment and supplies of a military force [syn: equipage]