核心畫面
Think of the word as carrying a body inside it. Latin corpus means body, and corporeal is built straight off it. So the word always stands on one side of a line, with something else on the other: body against soul, matter against spirit, the thing you can touch against the thing you can only think about. When you meet corporeal, the useful question is not what it means on its own but what it is being set against in that sentence. The answer is nearly always mind, soul or spirit.
corporeal 可以想成裡面裝著一個「身體」。拉丁文的 corpus 就是身體，這個字是直接從那裡長出來的。所以…更多收起
corporeal 可以想成裡面裝著一個「身體」。拉丁文的 corpus 就是身體，這個字是直接從那裡長出來的。所以它永遠站在一條線的其中一邊，另一邊放著別的東西：身體對靈魂、物質對精神、摸得到的對只能想的。看到 corporeal 的時候，與其問它單獨是什麼意思，不如問一句：這個句子把它跟什麼放在對面？答案幾乎都是 mind、soul 或 spirit。From the word’s history
From Middle English corporealle, from Latin corporeus plus -al, from corpus meaning body. Compare the near-twin corporal.
來自中古英文 corporealle，對應拉丁文 corporeus 加 -al，而 corpus 的意思就是身體。它還有一個長得很像的親戚 corporal。
Wiktionary entry for corporeal (packet evidence): From Middle English corporealle, equivalent to Latin corporeus + -al, from corpus (body); compare corporal.