bodily
/ˈbɒdɪli/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈbɑːdɪli/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈbä-də-lē/ (ame, mw) · /ˈbɒd.əl.i/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈbɑː.dəl.i/ (ame, ipa)
bodily — 形容詞
1. connected with a person's body, especially when talking about health, injury, or
身體的
和人體有關的
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.
Singh 醫師檢查那名拳擊手是否有受傷的跡象。
bodily harm
The nurse explained how heat affects basic bodily functions.
那位護士解釋高溫如何影響基本的身體功能。
bodily functions
The judge asked whether the fall had caused bodily injury.
法官詢問那一摔是否造成人身傷害。
After the crash, the driver felt no bodily pain at first.
車禍後，那名駕駛一開始沒有感到身體疼痛。
Yoga helped Priya become more aware of her bodily needs.
瑜伽幫助 Priya 更察覺自己的身體需求。
- 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 — 副詞
1. by picking up or shifting a person with direct physical force, as a whole body r
抬離；移走
把人整個抱起或抬走
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.
兩名警衛把那個喝醉的球迷整個抬離車廂。
carry + someone + bodily
The nurse lifted the sleepy child bodily into the bed.
那位護士把昏昏欲睡的孩子整個抱起，放到床上。
lift + someone + bodily
After the fight, police removed the man bodily from the bar.
打架後，警方把那名男子整個拖離酒吧。
When the branch fell, Omar pulled his sister bodily aside.
樹枝掉下來時，Omar 把妹妹整個拉到一旁。
Firefighters carried the old woman bodily down the stairs.
消防員把那位老太太整個抱起，帶下樓梯。
- 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
現身；親至
本人親自出現
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.
讓大家吃驚的是，那位失蹤歌手竟然親自現身舞台。
appear bodily
The old story says the river god rose bodily from the water.
那個古老故事說，河神親自從水中現身。
After weeks of video calls, the board met bodily in Seoul.
經過幾週的視訊通話後，董事會終於親自在首爾會面。
Noa could not attend bodily, so she sent a recording.
Noa 無法親自到場，所以她寄來了一段錄音。
The witness was asked to appear bodily before the court.
證人被要求親自出庭。
- 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.