corporeal

/kɔːˈpɔːriəl/ (bre, ipa) · /kɔːrˈpɔːriəl/ (ame, ipa) · /kȯr-ˈpȯr-ē-əl/ (ame, mw)

corporeal — adjective

  • corporealpositive
  • more corporealcomparative
  • most corporealsuperlative

1. existing as a real body or solid thing, rather than only as spirit, thought, or

1.形容詞C2
釋義

existing as a real body or solid thing, rather than only as spirit, thought, or energy.

例句

The play shows the god taking corporeal form as a tired farmer.

take corporeal form — appear in a real body

After months of online meetings, their partnership gained a corporeal presence in Seoul.

同義詞
  • physical

    broader and much more common in everyday English

  • material

    stresses substance or matter rather than spirituality

  • embodied

    often used when an idea or spirit takes human form

反義詞
  • spiritual

    existing in the realm of spirit rather than matter

  • immaterial

    without physical substance

文法句型

take corporeal form

corporeal + being

corporeal + presence

用法筆記

Mostly used in formal writing about religion, philosophy, or literature. It often contrasts a real body with a spirit, voice, or idea that has no physical substance.

常見錯誤

❌The ghost returned in a corporal form at midnight.
✅The ghost returned in a corporeal form at midnight.
💡'corporal' is a different word; 'corporeal' means having a real body.

2. connected with a person's body, its condition, or the needs and feelings that co

2.形容詞C2
釋義

connected with a person's body, its condition, or the needs and feelings that come from bodily life.

例句

Arjun learned to balance spiritual study with his own corporeal needs.

corporeal needs — needs of the body

The monk wrote about the soul's struggle with corporeal desire and fear.

同義詞
  • bodily

    the plain everyday word for this meaning

  • physical

    broader and less literary

  • somatic

    technical and mainly used in medicine or psychology

反義詞
  • mental

    connected with the mind rather than the body

  • spiritual

    connected with the soul rather than bodily life

文法句型

corporeal + needs

corporeal + desire

corporeal + weakness

用法筆記

Often used for bodily needs, wounds, weakness, or desire in formal or old-fashioned styles. Distinguish from sense 1: this sense focuses on body-related experience, while sense 1 stresses actual embodied existence.

常見錯誤

❌The poem praises the hero's corporeal soul.
✅The poem praises the hero's courageous soul and his strong body.
💡'corporeal' belongs with the body, not with the soul itself.