physical

physical
adjective
  1. of or relating to the body as opposed to the mind
    身体的,肉体的
    a whole range of physical and mental challenges.
    对身体和智力的全面挑战。
    ■involving bodily contact or activity
    身体接触的;体力的
    less physical sports such as bowls.
    草地滚球等活动量较小的运动。
    a physical relationship.
    肉体关系。
  2. of or relating to things perceived through the senses as opposed to the mind; tangible or concrete
    物质的;有形的;实物的
    physical assets such as houses or cars.
    房子或汽车之类的实物资产。
    ■of or relating to physics or the operation of natural forces generally
    物理学的;自然规律的,自然法则的
    physical laws.
    自然法则。
noun
  1. (亦作 physical examination)a medical examination to determine a person's bodily fitness
    体格检查
  2. (physicals)(Stock Exchange)stocks held in actual commodities for immediate exchange, for example as opposed to futures
    (股票)(与期货相对的)现货股票
常用词组
get physical
  1. (informal)become aggressive or violent
    (非正式)变野;变凶
    ■become sexually intimate with someone
    与…有暧昧关系
派生
physicality
[-ˈkalɪti]
noun
physically
adverb
physicalness
noun
语源
  1. late Middle English (in the sense 'medicinal, relating to medicine'): from medieval Latin physicalis, from Latin physica 'things relating to nature' (see physic). Sense 2 dates from the late 16th cent. and sense 1 from the late 18th cent
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