corporeal

IPA/kɔːˈpɔːriəl/
IPA/kɔːrˈpɔːriəl/

corporeal — 形容詞

  • 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

有形的

以真實身體或實體存在的

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.

這齣戲演出神靈化作疲憊農夫，以有形的樣子現身。

take corporeal form — appear in a real body

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

經過幾個月的線上會議後，他們的合作關係終於在首爾有了真實而有形的樣貌。

常見搭配
  • corporeal form
  • corporeal being
  • corporeal presence
  • corporeal figure
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

身體的

與肉身及其需要或感受有關的

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.

Arjun 學著在靈修學習與自己的身體需求之間取得平衡。

corporeal needs — needs of the body

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

那位僧人寫到，靈魂如何與身體的欲望和恐懼搏鬥。

常見搭配
  • corporeal needs
  • corporeal desire
  • corporeal wounds
  • corporeal weakness
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.

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常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • corporeal form
  • corporeal being
  • corporeal presence
  • corporeal needs

常用片語

  • become corporeal
  • take corporeal form