materialize
gb/mətˈɪɹiəlˌaɪz/ us/mətˈɪɹiəlˌaɪz/
B2
영어
의미
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동사
B2
event
1
happen or become real
To happen in real life (especially after you expected it).
사용 패턴：
[plan/idea/opportunity/benefit] materializes
자주 하는 실수：
Don’t confuse materialize with realize (= understand) or with make (a plan) happen; materialize is usually intransitive (the plan materializes).
유의어
happen (More general and less formal.)
|
come about (Often used for events developing over time.)
반의어
fizzle out (Stops developing and never happens.)
연어
plans materialize
|hopes materialize
|fears materialize
|the deal materialized
|the opportunity materialized
|benefits materialize
|results materialize
|nothing materialized
|never materialized
|failed to materialize
주제
daily_life
|business
예문
- After months of переговорs, the deal finally materialized.
- We were promised a promotion, but it never materialized.
- If the funding materializes, the project can start this summer.
학습자용 예문
- The job offer didn’t materialize.
- Our plans materialized in the end.
동사
B2
event
2
appear suddenly and unexpectedly
To appear suddenly, as if from nowhere.
사용 패턴：
[someone/something] materializes (in/at [place])
자주 하는 실수：
Materialize is stronger than appear; it often suggests surprise or no clear explanation for the arrival.
유의어
appear (Neutral; less dramatic.)
|
turn up (More informal; emphasizes arriving.)
반의어
disappear (Goes out of sight or stops being present.)
연어
materialize out of nowhere
|materialize at the door
|materialize in the room
|materialize beside me
|materialize in front of us
|materialize on the platform
|materialize behind someone
|suddenly materialized
주제
daily_life
예문
- A waiter materialized the moment we looked up from the menu.
- She materialized at my desk just as I was about to leave.
- New problems kept materializing every week.
학습자용 예문
- He materialized at the door.
- My keys materialized in my bag.
동사
literary
C1
process
3
take visible or physical form
To become a real, visible thing (often in stories).
사용 패턴：
[spirit/object] materializes (into/as [form])
자주 하는 실수：
In this sense, materialize often implies something unreal or invisible becoming physical; it’s not the usual meaning for everyday plans.
유의어
manifest (Often suggests a hidden thing becoming apparent or visible.)
|
take shape (Emphasizes forming gradually.)
반의어
dematerialize (Stops being physical or visible.)
연어
materialize into a figure
|materialize as a person
|materialize in a flash
|materialize from mist
|begin to materialize
|fully materialize
주제
arts
|fiction
예문
- A ghostly face materialized in the mirror.
- The spaceship materialized above the city in a burst of light.
- The fog began to materialize into a human shape.
학습자용 예문
- A figure materialized in the dark.
- The ghost materialized suddenly.
동사
technical
C1
process
4
compute and store a query result
In databases, to save the results of a query so they can be used faster later.
사용 패턴：
materialize [data/result/view]
자주 하는 실수：
This technical sense is different from the everyday sense “happen/appear.”
유의어
persist (Emphasizes saving data to storage.)
|
cache (Emphasizes storing for faster access, often temporarily.)
반의어
virtualize (Keeps something as a logical/virtual representation rather than a stored copy.)
연어
materialize a view
|materialize the results
|materialize a query
|materialize intermediate results
|materialize a dataset
|materialize a table
|materialize output
주제
computing
|data
예문
- The optimizer chose to materialize the subquery to speed up the join.
- We materialize daily aggregates into a separate table.
- In this system, views are computed on the fly unless you materialize them.
문법
기본형
materialize
IPA
GB/mətˈɪɹiəlˌaɪz/
US/mətˈɪɹiəlˌaɪz/
음절 및 강세
ma - ter - i - al - ize （5음절）
Stress on 2nd syllable (ter)
활용형
Verb
- Base: materialize
- 3rd Person Singular: materializes
- Present Participle: materializing
- Past: materialized
관련 단어
Forms
materializes
verb
materializing
verb
materialized
verb
Core family
materialization
noun C1
material
noun A2
Related words
materially
adverb
Negative and opposite forms
immaterial
adjective C1
Advanced or less common
표현
fail to materialize
1/fˈeɪl tə mətˈɪɹiəlˌaɪz/
fixed phrase
not happen as expected
To not happen, even though people expected it.
예문
- The expected savings failed to materialize.
- Their meeting was postponed when enough support failed to materialize.
- Despite the hype, the new jobs failed to materialize.
materialize before your eyes
1/mətˈɪɹiəlˌaɪz bɪfˈɔɹ jˈʊɹ ˈaɪz/
fixed phrase
appear suddenly in front of you
To appear suddenly right in front of you.
예문
- A huge rainbow seemed to materialize before our eyes.
- The outline of the island materialized before our eyes as the fog lifted.
- With one click, the map materialized before our eyes on the screen.
materialize out of thin air
1/mətˈɪɹiəlˌaɪz ˈaʊt əv θˈɪn ˈɛɹ/
fixed phrase
informal
appear as if by magic
To appear suddenly from nowhere.
예문
- Extra chairs don’t just materialize out of thin air.
- He materialized out of thin air right when we started talking about him.
- A solution won’t materialize out of thin air—you have to work for it.