body
Definitions
The whole physical structure of a person or animal
身体，躯体
A dead human being; a corpse
尸体
The main or central part of something (a text, a vehicle, an aircraft)
主体，主干（正文、车身、机身）
An organized group of people; an amount or mass of something
团体，机构；大量（a body of evidence/water）
To give body or shape to something (usually as 'body forth')
赋以形体，使具体化（常作 body forth）
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedThe root standing alone, from Old English bodig (trunk). It began as just the torso, widened to the whole person, then to a corpse, and finally to any main mass or solid form — a body of water, the body of a car, a governing body. One word, many sizes of 'body.'
Root body still carries 5 more wordsWhy It Means This
The wide range comes from one core idea: a body is a unified mass with a main bulk. Whether it's a human body, a body of water, or a body of evidence, the word always points to 'a substantial whole.' Even the people senses (a body of staff) treat a group as one mass.
Common Collocations
- 1.human body人体
- 2.body of water水域
- 3.governing body管理机构
- 4.body of evidence大量证据
- 5.body language肢体语言
Example Sentences
- 1.
Regular exercise keeps the body healthy.
- 2.
Police discovered a body near the river.
- 3.
The body of the report summarizes the findings.
- 4.
An elected body governs the university.
- 5.
There is a large body of evidence supporting the theory.