mattered
['mætə]
n. 物质；原因；事件
vi. 有关系；要紧
参考例子
1.The tool matters a great deal to him.
工具对他来说极其重要。
2.It mattered only at the beginning of their courtship, she says.
她认为送礼物只是在两个人恋爱初期才显得重要。
3.What mattered to him was that his people could use the money to buy guns.
对他来说重要的是，他的人民可以用这些钱来买枪支了。
网络释义
mattered
事关;
Nothing mattered
一切都无所谓.;
People Who Mattered
年度重要人物; 年度新闻人物;
They never seen what mattered
他们从来看不到重要的东西; 他们总是在茫然寻觅;
But it never really mattered
但这不重要; 但这真的没有关系;