名詞 corporal:

1. a noncommissioned officer in the army or airforce or marines

形容詞 corporal:

1. affecting or characteristic of the body as opposed to the mind or spirit
   同義詞：bodily, corporeal, somatic
2. possessing or existing in bodily form
   同義詞：bodied, corporate, embodied, incarnate

1. What is your stance on corporal punishment?
   你對體罰持什麼態(tài)度?
2. He was demoted from sergeant to corporal.
   他由中士降到下士。
3. A teacher should not give students corporal punishment.
   老師不應(yīng)該體罰學(xué)生。

corporal

adj.（形容詞）
Of or relating to the body.See Synonyms at bodily
軀體的：軀體的，與軀體有關(guān)的參見 bodily

來源：
Middle English
中古英語
from Old French
源自 古法語
from Latin corpor3lis
源自 拉丁語 corpor3lis
from corpus corpor- [body] * see k wrep-
源自 corpus corpor- [軀體] *參見 k wrep-

【引伸】
cor.poral.ity
cor.porally
adv.（副詞）

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corporal
corporal 2

n.Abbr. Cpl.（名詞）縮寫 Cpl.
A noncommissioned rank in the U.S. Army that is above private first class and below sergeant or in the U.S. Marine Corps that is above lance corporal and below sergeant.
下士：美國陸軍軍士頭銜，高于一等兵，低于中士?；蛑该绹＼婈憫?zhàn)隊的軍士頭銜，高于準(zhǔn)下士低于中士
One who holds this rank.
下士：持下士頭銜的人

來源：
Obsolete French
已廢法語
alteration of caporal
caporal的變化
from Old Italian caporale
源自 古意大利語 caporale
from capo [head]
源自 capo [頭]
from Latin caput * see kaput-
源自 拉丁語 caput *參見 kaput-

corporal
corporal 3

n.Ecclesiastical （名詞）【基督教會】
A white linen cloth on which the consecrated elements are placed during the celebration of the Eucharist.
圣餐布：圣餐進用時用來放置獻祭圣物品的一種白色亞麻布

來源：
Middle English
中古英語
from Old French
源自 古法語
and from Medieval Latin corpor3le
并源自 中世紀(jì)拉丁語 corpor3le
both from Latin corpor3lis [of the body (the Eucharistic bread being representative of Christ`s body)]
都源自 拉丁語 corpor3lis [軀體的（圣餐面包是耶穌軀體的代表）]
from corpus corpor- [body] * see k wrep-
源自 corpus corpor- [軀體] *參見 k wrep-