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noun ˈkɔːp(ə)r(ə)lˈkɔrp(ə)rəl 1A rank of non-commissioned officer in the army, above lance corporal or private first class and below sergeant. 下士 Example sentencesExamples - The number of officers in a battalion was thus reduced dramatically during the war, sergeants and corporals often taking over tasks normally performed by officers.
- However, white-collar has moved from sergeant to corporal in terms of who should be prepared as leaders.
- The Defence People Committee has endorsed an initiative to offer completion bonuses to selected corporals and sergeants in three critical trades.
- Squad leaders became buck sergeants in compensation, with a corporal as second in command.
- He had joined up while still in his teens, seen active service and risen to the rank of corporal in the Royal Army Corps.
- The Americans - three corporals and one private first class - were from the 4th Ranger Company and had volunteered for a classified mission.
- They marched in twos, first sergeant, then corporal, then the recruits in pairs.
- The others were two married corporals, a single corporal and two unmarried lance-corporals.
- He then would assign to his men the ranks of sergeant, corporal, private and so on.
- Early in my 10th Infantry days, a corporal assembled about 30 of us new soldiers from different units for basic close-order drill.
- All corporals and above should be considered leaders and should be prepared as adaptive, self-aware leaders.
- Maybe he can sell it to generals, but not many privates, corporals and second lieutenants.
- He was due to marry his fiancée Debbie this year and was promoted from the rank of lance corporal to corporal only days before his death.
- Usually, they move in teams of three to five men, with the senior man being a corporal or sergeant.
- This is the result of bad leadership, from the top generals right down to those corporals and sergeants and captains who didn't do their duty.
- Not many youths are interested in assuming the duties of privates or corporals without compensation.
- Buck sergeants, rather than corporals, served as their subordinates.
- The quality of America's Army's leaders, from corporal to general, determines the outcome of ground combat.
- He saw privates, corporals, sergeants, and all the other ranks waiting for treatment from anything such as a broken limb, to a gunshot wound to a vital area of the body.
- His colleagues, a major, warrant officer and another corporal, were killed.
2British 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 3North American another term for fallfish
OriginMid 16th century: 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'. adjective ˈkɔːp(ə)r(ə)lˈkɔrp(ə)rəl Relating to the human body. （与）身体（有关）的；（与）肉体（有关）的 Example sentencesExamples - Two skilled therapists subject me to an extreme form of corporal reward known as the Harmony Banyan Massage.
- Computers, waffle irons, toasters, you name it, all have one major advantage over us corporal beings: They aren't burdened with the ability to think.
- This fact confirms directly the concept of higher responsiveness of brain regions to acupuncture of auricular versus corporal points.
- Decent wine and good food are among Taylor's corporal pleasures and he speaks with what one local describes as a ‘snooty, old-fashioned Ulster accent’.
- Many encumbrances that our bodies endure, including detrimental ones like viruses, have an unwelcome and deeply altering effect on our already flimsy corporal authority.
Synonyms bodily, fleshly, corporeal, carnal, mortal, earthly, worldly, physical, material, real, actual, tangible, substantial rare somatic
Derivativesadverb This invention relates to devices substituting for or assisting the heart, either corporally or extracorporally. Example sentencesExamples - When they ‘do not perform’, they are corporally punished and sometimes denied meals.
- The researchers began by interviewing mothers of the 5-year-old twins to gauge whether children had been punished corporally, through spanking or slapping.
- Children who are corporally punished learn that it is okay to physically hurt someone when he displeases you.
- Someone is going to get burned financially, legally, or worst of all corporally if they continue to operate under ignorant supposition.
OriginLate Middle English: via Old French from Latin corporalis, from corpus, corpor- 'body'. noun ˈkɔːp(ə)r(ə)lˈkɔrp(ə)rəl 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
OriginMiddle English: from medieval Latin corporale (pallium) 'body (cloth)', from Latin corpus, corpor- 'body'. nounˈkɔrp(ə)rəlˈkôrp(ə)rəl A low-ranking noncommissioned officer in the armed forces, in particular (in the US Army) an NCO ranking above private first class and below sergeant or (in the US Marine Corps) an NCO ranking above lance corporal and below sergeant. Example sentencesExamples - Early in my 10th Infantry days, a corporal assembled about 30 of us new soldiers from different units for basic close-order drill.
- Maybe he can sell it to generals, but not many privates, corporals and second lieutenants.
- However, white-collar has moved from sergeant to corporal in terms of who should be prepared as leaders.
- Usually, they move in teams of three to five men, with the senior man being a corporal or sergeant.
- Buck sergeants, rather than corporals, served as their subordinates.
- The Americans - three corporals and one private first class - were from the 4th Ranger Company and had volunteered for a classified mission.
- All corporals and above should be considered leaders and should be prepared as adaptive, self-aware leaders.
- This is the result of bad leadership, from the top generals right down to those corporals and sergeants and captains who didn't do their duty.
- The others were two married corporals, a single corporal and two unmarried lance-corporals.
- Squad leaders became buck sergeants in compensation, with a corporal as second in command.
- The number of officers in a battalion was thus reduced dramatically during the war, sergeants and corporals often taking over tasks normally performed by officers.
- Not many youths are interested in assuming the duties of privates or corporals without compensation.
- The Defence People Committee has endorsed an initiative to offer completion bonuses to selected corporals and sergeants in three critical trades.
- He saw privates, corporals, sergeants, and all the other ranks waiting for treatment from anything such as a broken limb, to a gunshot wound to a vital area of the body.
- His colleagues, a major, warrant officer and another corporal, were killed.
- The quality of America's Army's leaders, from corporal to general, determines the outcome of ground combat.
- He was due to marry his fiancée Debbie this year and was promoted from the rank of lance corporal to corporal only days before his death.
- They marched in twos, first sergeant, then corporal, then the recruits in pairs.
- He had joined up while still in his teens, seen active service and risen to the rank of corporal in the Royal Army Corps.
- He then would assign to his men the ranks of sergeant, corporal, private and so on.
OriginMid 16th century: 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’. adjectiveˈkɔrp(ə)rəlˈkôrp(ə)rəl Relating to the human body. （与）身体（有关）的；（与）肉体（有关）的 Example sentencesExamples - Decent wine and good food are among Taylor's corporal pleasures and he speaks with what one local describes as a ‘snooty, old-fashioned Ulster accent’.
- Many encumbrances that our bodies endure, including detrimental ones like viruses, have an unwelcome and deeply altering effect on our already flimsy corporal authority.
- Computers, waffle irons, toasters, you name it, all have one major advantage over us corporal beings: They aren't burdened with the ability to think.
- This fact confirms directly the concept of higher responsiveness of brain regions to acupuncture of auricular versus corporal points.
- Two skilled therapists subject me to an extreme form of corporal reward known as the Harmony Banyan Massage.
Synonyms bodily, fleshly, corporeal, carnal, mortal, earthly, worldly, physical, material, real, actual, tangible, substantial
OriginLate Middle English: via Old French from Latin corporalis, from corpus, corpor- ‘body’. nounˈkɔrp(ə)rəlˈkôrp(ə)rəl 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
OriginMiddle English: from medieval Latin corporale (pallium) ‘body (cloth)’, from Latin corpus, corpor- ‘body’. |