| 单词 | corporal |
| 释义 | corporal corporal1 —corporality, n. —corporally, adv. /kawr"peuhr euhl, -preuhl/, adj. 1. of the human body; bodily; physical: corporal suffering. 2. Zool. of the body proper, as distinguished from the head and limbs. 3. personal: corporal possession. 4. Obs. corporeal; belonging to the material world. [1350-1400; ME corporall ( < AF) < L corporalis bodily, equiv. to corpor- (s. of corpus CORPUS) + -alis -AL1] Syn. 1. material. See physical. corporal2 —corporalcy, corporalship, n. /kawr"peuhr euhl, -preuhl/, n. 1. Mil. a. a noncommissioned officer ranking above a private first class in the U.S. Army or lance corporal in the Marines and below a sergeant. b. a similar rank in the armed services of other countries. 2. (cap.) a U.S. surface-to-surface, single-stage ballistic missile. [1570-80; < MF, var. of caporal (influenced by corporal CORPORAL1) < It caporale, appar. contr. of phrase capo corporale corporal head, i.e., head of a body (of soldiers). See CAPUT] corporal3 /kawr"peuhr euhl, -preuhl/, n. Eccles. a fine cloth, usually of linen, on which the consecrated elements are placed or with which they are covered. Also called communion cloth. [1350-1400; ME corporalle < ML corporale (pallium) eucharistic (altar cloth); r. earlier corporas < OF < L, as above] |
| 随便看 |
英语词典包含168451条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。