physical

名词 n. 形容词 adj.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A physical examination.
    — How long has it been since your last physical?
  2. A physical manifestation of psychic origin, as through ectoplasmic solidification.
    — "I don't mind readings and clairvoyance, but the physicals do try you."
形容词 adj.
  1. Of medicine.; Pertaining to the field of medicine; medical. obsolete
  2. Of medicine.; That practises medicine; pertaining to doctors, physicianly. obsolete
    — Her father was thrown from his horse, when his blood was in a very inflammatory state, and the bruises were very dangerous; his recovery was not expected by the physical tribe.
  3. Of medicine.; Medicinal; good for the health, curative, therapeutic. obsolete
    — Phisicall [translating φαρμακώδεις (pharmakṓdeis)] herbes, as Helleborum, Lingewort, or Beares foote.
  4. Of matter and nature.; Pertaining to the world as understood through the senses rather than the mind, having to do with the material world.
    — Labour, then, in the physical world, is […] employed in putting objects in motion.
  5. Of matter and nature.; In accordance with the laws of nature; now specifically, pertaining to physics.
    — The substance has a number of interesting physical properties.
  6. Of matter and nature.; Denoting a map showing natural features of the landscape (compare political).
  7. Of the human body.; Having to do with the body as opposed to the mind; corporeal, bodily.
    — Insults can hurt a lot more than physical injuries.
  8. Of the human body.; Sexual, carnal.
    — to get physical
  9. Of the human body.; Involving bodily force or contact; vigorous, aggressive.
    — This team plays a very physical game, so watch out.
  10. Of a piece of media, existing as a tangible object instead of being digital.
    — There is just something so amazing about reading a physical book as compared to an e-book.

词形变化

more physical comparative most physical superlative physickal alternative,obsolete physicals plural physickal alternative,obsolete

词汇关系

词源

词源 1
Borrowed from Late Latin physicālis, from Latin physica (“study of nature”), from Ancient Greek φυσική (phusikḗ), feminine singular of φυσικός (phusikós, “natural; physical”), from φύσις (phúsis, “origin, birth; nature, quality; form, shape; type, kind”), from φῠ́ω (phŭ́ō, “grow”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- (“to appear, become, rise up”).
词源 2
Borrowed from Late Latin physicālis, from Latin physica (“study of nature”), from Ancient Greek φυσική (phusikḗ), feminine singular of φυσικός (phusikós, “natural; physical”), from φύσις (phúsis, “origin, birth; nature, quality; form, shape; type, kind”), from φῠ́ω (phŭ́ō, “grow”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- (“to appear, become, rise up”).
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