Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #8214
corporal
身体的；肉体的
Relating to the body, especially the human body; bodily.
- 1.
Of or pertaining to the body, especially the human body; bodily.
身体的,尤指人体的；肉体的。
- 2.
Pertaining to the body (the thorax and abdomen), as distinguished from the head, limbs and wings, etc.
与身体(胸腹部)有关的,区别于头、四肢和翅膀等。
胸腹部的；躯干部的；身体的,尤指人体的；肉体的。；与身体(胸腹部)有关的,区别于头、四肢和翅膀等。；肉体的；身体的
In use
The coach emphasized the importance of corporal fitness for the team.
She received corporal punishment for breaking the school rules.
Meditation can help reduce corporal tension and promote relaxation.
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。
be + corporal
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。
Common mistakes
The school still allows corporate punishment.
Connections
Collocations
- corporal punishment
- 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。
- corporal existence
- 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。
- corporal form
- 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。
Idioms & figurative uses
- corporal punishment
- 体罚Many schools have banned corporal punishment.许多学校已经禁止体罚。
Synonyms
- bodily
- 身体的 · 与corporal几乎同义，但更常用于日常语境
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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
Pronunciation & Spelling
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/.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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