corpse

• n. 尸体

来自词根corp，身体，见corporeal.

corpse

corpse: [14] Latin corpus ‘body’ has two direct descendants in English: corpse, which came via Old French cors, and corps [18], which came via modern French corps. The former first entered English in the 13th century as cors, and during the 14th century it had its original Latin p reinserted. At first it meant simply ‘body’, but by the end of the 14th century the current sense ‘dead body’ was becoming firmly established.

The idea originally underlying corps, on the other hand, was of a small ‘body’ of troops. Other English derivatives of corpus include corporal, corporate [15], from the past participle of Latin corporāre ‘make into a body’, corpulent [14], two diminutives corpuscle [17] and corset [14], and corsage [15]. Corpus itself was acquired in the 14th century.
=> corporal, corporate, corpulent, corset

corpse (n.)

1540s, variant spelling of corps (q.v.). The -p- originally was silent, as in French, and with some speakers still is. The terminal -e was rare before 19c. Corpse-candle is attested from 1690s.

1. He identified the corpse as the criminal hunted after.

他认出那具尸体就是那个被追捕的罪犯.

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2. We passed the desiccated corpse of a brigand hanging on a gibbet.

我们路过一具悬在绞刑架上的土匪干尸.

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3. What she saw was just an unfeeling corpse.

她见到的只是一具全无感觉的尸体.

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4. The corpse was preserved from decay by embalming.

尸体用香料涂抹以防腐烂.

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5. They saw the corpse sprawled on the steps.

他们看到那具尸体四肢伸开躺在台阶上.

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