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corporal + noun
corporal 是正式或古语用词，常与 punishment、existence 等名词搭配。
Corporal punishment is banned in many countries.
体罚在许多国家被禁止。
身体的；肉体的
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
身体的；肉体的
Relating to the body, especially the human body; bodily.
Corporal punishment is banned in many countries.
体罚在许多国家被禁止。
身体的,尤指人体的；肉体的。
Of or pertaining to the body, especially the human body; bodily.
与身体(胸腹部)有关的,区别于头、四肢和翅膀等。
Pertaining to the body (the thorax and abdomen), as distinguished from the head, limbs and wings, etc.
The coach emphasized the importance of corporal fitness for the team.
教练强调了身体素质对团队的重要性。
She received corporal punishment for breaking the school rules.
她因违反校规受到了体罚。
Meditation can help reduce corporal tension and promote relaxation.
冥想可以帮助缓解身体紧张，促进放松。
corporal 是正式或古语用词，常与 punishment、existence 等名词搭配。
Corporal punishment is banned in many countries.
体罚在许多国家被禁止。
这种用法较罕见，常用于哲学或宗教语境，指具有物质形体。
The ghost appeared to be corporal.
那个鬼魂看起来是有形体的。
Not this
The school still allows corporate punishment.
Use this
The school still allows corporal punishment.
中文学习者常将“corporal”（身体的）与“corporate”（公司的）混淆，导致误用“corporate punishment”。正确的表达是“corporal punishment”，意为“体罚”。
Not this
I have a corporal injury on my leg.
Use this
I have a physical injury on my leg.
在描述身体损伤时，英语中通常使用“physical”或“bodily”，而“corporal”主要用于固定搭配如“corporal punishment”（体罚），不用于描述具体伤害。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
体罚
Many countries have banned corporal punishment in schools.
许多国家已经禁止在学校实施体罚。
肉体存在
He believed in the reality of both spiritual and corporal existence.
他相信精神和肉体存在都是真实的。
身体形态
The artist tried to capture the corporal form in his sculpture.
艺术家试图在他的雕塑中捕捉身体形态。
体罚
Many schools have banned corporal punishment.
许多学校已经禁止体罚。
Use corporal naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想corp（身体，如corpse）表示“身体的”，与精神相对。例如：corp（体） + oral（口）→ 身体的口头？不，直接记作“身体的”即可。
语域：formal 常见场景：medicine、philosophy 通常用于正式场合，如医学或哲学讨论
These words share the spelling pattern -oral or -poral with similar stressed vowel, but they do not rhyme exactly due to the /p/ in 'corporal'. Temporal is a lookalike with a different stressed vowel /ɛ/.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.