• adj. 肉體的，身體的
• n. 下士

來自意大利語caporale, 來自詞根cap, 頭，見captain. 即小頭領(lǐng)，拼寫受詞根corp影響。

來自PIE*kwrep, 身體。可能進一步來自PIE*sker, 彎，圍，成塊，詞源同cram, crowd, corm(?).

corporal

corporal: [14] Corporal comes via Old French corporal from Latin corporālis ‘bodily’, an adjective derived from corpus ‘body’. The noun corporal ‘non-commissioned officer’ [16] was probably originally a completely different word. It was borrowed from French corporal, which appears to have been an alteration of caporal; this in turn came from Italian caporale, a derivative of capo ‘head’ (the change to corporal seems to have been based on the notion of the corporal as being in charge of a ‘body’ of troops).
=> corpse

corporal (n.)

lowest noncommissioned army officer, 1570s, from Middle French corporal, from Italian caporale "a corporal," from capo "chief, head," from Latin caput "head" (see capitulum). So called because he was in charge of a body of troops. Perhaps influenced by Italian corpo, from Latin corps "body." Or corps may be the source and caput the influence, as the OED suggests.

corporal (adj.)

"of or belonging to the body," late 14c., from Old French corporal (12c., Modern French corporel) "of the body, physical, strong," from Latin corporalis "pertaining to the body," from corpus (genitive corporis) "body" (see corps). Corporal punishment "punishment of the body" (as opposed to fine or loss of rank or privilege) is from 1580s. Related: Corporality.

1. Lance Corporal Williams officiously ordered them out.

一等兵威廉斯越俎代庖地命令他們出去。

來自柯林斯例句

2. The corporal shouted an order at the men.

下士向士兵們發(fā)出號令。

來自柯林斯例句

3. "Where to, Corporal?" asked Trooper Fane respectfully.

“下士，您去哪里？”騎兵費恩畢恭畢敬地問道。

來自柯林斯例句

4. Lance Corporal Alan Smith

一等兵艾倫?史密斯

來自《權(quán)威詞典》

5. A private is subordinate to a corporal.

列兵的級別低于下士.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》