corporal

corporal¹
noun

a rank of non-commissioned officer in the army, above lance corporal or private first class and below sergeant
下士
(亦作 ship's corporal)(Brit. historical)a petty officer who attended solely to police matters, under the master-at-arms
(英，史)（舰艇的）纠察长助理
North American term for fallfish
(北美)。同 fallfish

语源

mid 16th cent.: from French, obsolete variant of caporal, from Italian caporale, probably based on Latin corpus, corpor- 'body (of troops'), with a change of spelling in Italian due to association with capo 'head'

corporal²
adjective

of or relating to the human body
（与）身体（有关）的；（与）肉体（有关）的

派生
corporally
adverb
语源

late Middle English: via Old French from Latin corporalis, from corpus, corpor- 'body'

corporal³
noun

a cloth on which the chalice and paten are placed during the celebration of the Eucharist
（供放圣餐杯和圣餐盘的）圣餐布

语源

Middle English: from medieval Latin corporale (pallium) 'body (cloth'), from Latin corpus, corpor- 'body'

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