dead matter meaning in English

惰性物质
无机物质
无机质

I am something of a physician , and have , like my fellows , sought more than once for the soul in living and in dead matter ; yet , like providence , it has remained invisible to my eyes , although present to my heart
我也可以算是一个医生，我曾象我的同行那样几次三番的寻活人和死者的灵魂，而象救世主一样，我的肉眼虽看不到它，但我的心却能感觉到它的存在。
In the meantime it makes her dredger ' s productivity to be unsuitable extremely that the surging development for the national port construction and the needs for the dredging market abroad . it is living and dead matter for her to build the large dredgers now in order to keep up her existence and development
相对而言，国内港口建设的蓬勃发展和国际疏浚市场的升温，使上海航道局疏浚船舶的能力远远不相适应，为了企业的生存和发展，建造大型疏浚船舶成了上海航道局当前面临的存亡攸关的问题。