Dictionary entry
physical object
noun
物理对象；实体物体
a material object that can be seen, touched, or otherwise perceived
un. 物理对象；实体目标
In use
A rock is a physical object that you can hold in your hand.
In virtual reality, you can interact with a physical object as if it were real.
The museum displayed many physical objects from ancient civilizations.
be a physical object
系表结构，表示主语具有物理对象的属性。
The stone is a physical object.
这块石头是一个物理对象。
consider something a physical object
宾语补足语结构，a physical object 说明宾语的性质。
We consider this data a physical object.
我们将这些数据视为一个物理对象。
there be a physical object
存在句型，表示某处存在一个物理对象。
There is a physical object on the table.
桌子上有一个物理对象。
Common mistakes
That is a physics object.That is a physical object.
错误：误用名词“physics”替代形容词“physical”。在英语中，修饰“object”表示“物体的”应用形容词“physical”，而“physics”是名词，意为“物理学”。
I need to analyze physical object.I need to analyze a physical object.
错误：可数名词短语“physical object”前缺少冠词。英语中单数可数名词前需加不定冠词“a/an”或定冠词“the”。
Connections
Confusing words
- material object
- 物质对象 · material object 强调由物质构成，而 physical object 强调占据空间且可被感知。
- concrete object
- 具体对象 · concrete object 强调可被感官直接感知，而 physical object 更侧重物理存在。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT.