incorporeal
incorporeal — 形容詞
- incorporealpositive
- more incorporealcomparative
- most incorporealsuperlative
1. Something that is incorporeal has no material body that you can see or touch — i
無形體
沒有物質形體或肉身的
Something that is incorporeal has no material body that you can see or touch — it exists as a spirit, thought, or idea rather than as a physical object.
The ghost hunter claimed the incorporeal figure appeared in the hallway every night at midnight.
那位捉鬼專家聲稱，這個無形體的身影每天午夜都會出現在走廊上。
attributive use: incorporeal figure
During the funeral, the priest explained that the soul is incorporeal and would live on after the body was buried.
在葬禮上，神父解釋說，靈魂是無形體的，身體下葬後靈魂仍會繼續存在。
explanatory that-clause: explained that the soul is incorporeal
The philosophy professor asked whether numbers are incorporeal or depend on the brain to exist.
哲學教授問道：數字是否無形體，還是需要依賴大腦才能存在。
In a Japanese folk tale, an incorporeal spirit glides through temple walls every full moon, seeking its lost love.
在一則日本民間故事中，一個無形體的靈魂每逢月圓之夜就會穿過寺廟的牆壁，尋找它失去的愛人。
The artist tried to paint something incorporeal, like a memory without any shape.
這位藝術家試圖畫出無形體的事物，例如沒有形狀的記憶。
- disembodied
focuses on a spirit or voice separated from its physical body; more specific than incorporeal
- intangible
emphasises the inability to touch; commonly used for abstract concepts like rights or assets
- ethereal
suggests something extremely delicate, light, and otherworldly; more poetic tone
用法筆記
Often used in philosophical, theological, or spiritual contexts. The direct opposite is corporeal, meaning 'having a physical body.'