素材的英文：
material
matter
raw data
medium ( mediums or media).

参考例句：

Although Byron did use his own life as the material for much of his poetry, it is by no means purely autobiographical.
虽然拜伦确曾利用自己的生活经历作为素材写了很多诗篇，但这些诗篇决不纯粹是自传性质的。

He drew on his childhood memories for the material of his novel.
他利用童年的回忆作为小说的素材。

My grumble is with the structure and organisation of the material.
我所不满的是素材的结构和组织。

Put(facts,events,etc)together into a story or a connected whole;compose
将(素材、事情等)编成(故事或篇章);编造

We have to accumulate abundant materials before we write something, say, learning by heart crowds of articles.
写作需要有很多素材,积累素材很重要.要多背课文.

Is not this where Marx used to collect material for Capital?
这不是马克思为他的《资本论》收集素材的地方吗?

They said my material was too cerebral for a young audience.
他们说我的素材对年轻观众来说太理智。

FLOWERS and coconut leaves are daily necessities in balinese life
花和椰叶，为巴厘人生活中不可或缺的素材。

This subject will be excellent matter for a chapter, and tomorrow or next day I will write it.
这个题目倒是绝妙素材，明后天我就要动笔写上一章。

For as to the stage, love is ever matter of comedies, and now and then of tragedies.
因为在舞台上，爱情只是喜剧和悲剧的素材，而在人生中，爱情却常常招来不幸。

material是什么意思：
n. 材料，物质，素材
adj. 物质的，世俗的，重要的

invest material
覆盖材料

opaque materials
不透明物

This material is recyclable and will not pollute the environment.
这种材料是可循环利用的，因而不会污染环境。

matter是什么意思：
n. 物质，事情，素材
v. 有关系

be of importance;matter
有重要性;有关系

It is no laughing matter.
这没有什么可笑的。

deposited matter
沉积物|沉淀物

raw是什么意思：
adj. 生的；自然状态的；原始的，第一手的；质量粗糙的；光秃的；赤裸的
n. 擦伤处；红肿发炎部位；半成品；原料
v. 擦破；使赤身露体

They are tired of their raw treatment by their boss.
他们受到老板的不公正待遇，对此实在无法忍受了。

We need raw data.
我们需要第一手数据。

furskin ,raccoon, raw, whole
整张生浣熊毛皮