bodily
/ˈbɒdɪli/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈbɑːdɪli/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈbä-də-lē/ (ame, mw) · /ˈbɒd.əl.i/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈbɑː.dəl.i/ (ame, ipa)
bodily — adjective
1. connected with a person's body, especially when talking about health, injury, or
connected with a person's body, especially when talking about health, injury, or basic physical processes.
Dr. Singh checked the boxer for signs of bodily harm.
bodily harm
The nurse explained how heat affects basic bodily functions.
bodily functions
The judge asked whether the fall had caused bodily injury.
After the crash, the driver felt no bodily pain at first.
Yoga helped Priya become more aware of her bodily needs.
- physical
the broad everyday word, used in many more situations than 'bodily'
- corporal
more formal and mainly used in legal, religious, or historical contexts
- anatomical
technical, used especially for body structure in medicine or biology
文法句型
bodily + harm
bodily + injury
bodily + functions
用法筆記
Usually appears before nouns rather than after 'be'. Common noun partners include 'harm', 'injury', 'functions', and 'needs'.
常見錯誤
bodily — adverb
1. by picking up or shifting a person with direct physical force, as a whole body r
by picking up or shifting a person with direct physical force, as a whole body rather than bit by bit.
Two guards carried the drunk fan bodily from the train.
carry + someone + bodily
The nurse lifted the sleepy child bodily into the bed.
lift + someone + bodily
After the fight, police removed the man bodily from the bar.
When the branch fell, Omar pulled his sister bodily aside.
Firefighters carried the old woman bodily down the stairs.
- physically
a broader adverb that does not always imply lifting or moving the whole person
- by force
fits cases of unwilling movement, but it adds the idea of resistance
- in one's arms
works for carrying or lifting, but not for every kind of bodily removal
文法句型
carry + someone + bodily
lift + someone + bodily
remove + someone + bodily
用法筆記
Usually follows verbs such as 'carry', 'lift', 'remove', and 'pull'. The object is typically a person or animal, not an ordinary small object.
常見錯誤
2. in one's actual physical presence, rather than through a picture, message, or so
in one's actual physical presence, rather than through a picture, message, or someone else's account.
To everyone's surprise, the missing singer appeared bodily on stage.
appear bodily
The old story says the river god rose bodily from the water.
After weeks of video calls, the board met bodily in Seoul.
Noa could not attend bodily, so she sent a recording.
The witness was asked to appear bodily before the court.
- in person
the natural modern phrase for the same basic idea
- personally
often overlaps, though it can also mean 'by oneself' rather than physically present
- physically
can express presence in a place, but it is less literary than 'bodily'
文法句型
appear bodily
attend bodily
come bodily
用法筆記
This is the oldest and most literary adverb sense. It often appears with verbs like 'appear', 'attend', and 'come', and it contrasts with remote or indirect presence.