名 thing，matter，other people，the outside or material world versus oneself，content ；

[例句] 脱咖啡因的咖啡仍含一些刺激物和其他可能致癌的有害物质。 Decaffeinated coffee still contains some stimulants and other nasties linked with cancer.

[例句] T恤衫现在几乎成了伦敦西区时尚人士的必备之物。 T-shirts now seem almost de rigueur in the West End.