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单词 corporal
释义

corporal1

/ˈkɔːp(ə)r(ə)l /
noun
1A rank of non-commissioned officer in the army, above lance corporal or private first class and below sergeant.The Americans - three corporals and one private first class - were from the 4th Ranger Company and had volunteered for a classified mission....
  • Maybe he can sell it to generals, but not many privates, corporals and second lieutenants.
  • He then would assign to his men the ranks of sergeant, corporal, private and so on.
2 (also ship's corporal) British historical A petty officer who attended solely to police matters, under the master-at-arms.
3 North American term for fallfish.

Origin

Mid 16th century: from French, obsolete variant of caporal, from Italian caporale, probably based on Latin corpus, corpor- 'body (of troops)', with a change of spelling in Italian due to association with capo 'head'.

corporal2

/ˈkɔːp(ə)r(ə)l /
adjective
Relating to the human body.Many encumbrances that our bodies endure, including detrimental ones like viruses, have an unwelcome and deeply altering effect on our already flimsy corporal authority....
  • Two skilled therapists subject me to an extreme form of corporal reward known as the Harmony Banyan Massage.
  • This fact confirms directly the concept of higher responsiveness of brain regions to acupuncture of auricular versus corporal points.

Synonyms

bodily, fleshly, corporeal, carnal, mortal, earthly, worldly, physical, material, real, actual, tangible, substantial
rare somatic

Derivatives

corporally

adverb ...
  • The researchers began by interviewing mothers of the 5-year-old twins to gauge whether children had been punished corporally, through spanking or slapping.
  • Someone is going to get burned financially, legally, or worst of all corporally if they continue to operate under ignorant supposition.
  • When they ‘do not perform’, they are corporally punished and sometimes denied meals.

Origin

Late Middle English: via Old French from Latin corporalis, from corpus, corpor- 'body'.

corporal3

/ˈkɔːp(ə)r(ə)l /
noun
A cloth on which the chalice and paten are placed during the celebration of the Eucharist.

Origin

Middle English: from medieval Latin corporale (pallium) 'body (cloth)', from Latin corpus, corpor- 'body'.

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