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corporal

🇬🇧 UK/'kɒ:pәrәl/🇺🇸 US
GREB2

Definitions

n.

A non-commissioned military officer ranking below a sergeant and above a private.

下士

adj.

Relating to or affecting the human body; bodily.

肉体的,身体的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
corpbody, physical form, corporation
+
orconnector
+
alrelating to, having the nature of
=corporal

Common Collocations

  • 1.corporal punishment体罚

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The corporal punishment was outlawed in schools to protect children's physical safety.

  • 2.

    The corporal in the army led his squad on a dangerous reconnaissance mission.

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