incorporeal
/in-kawr-pawr-ee-uhl, -pohr-/US // ˌɪn kɔrˈpɔr i əl, -ˈpoʊr- //UK // (ˌɪnkɔːˈpɔːrɪəl) //
无形的,无体的,无实体的,无生命的
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Definitions
adj.形容词 adjective
- 1
- : not corporeal or material; insubstantial.
- : of, relating to, or characteristic of nonmaterial beings.
- : Law. without material existence but existing in contemplation of law, as a franchise.
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Examples
These various abodes to which the incorporeal man took flight were not always his everlasting home.
In this case, the qualities must be incorporeal and active; for, according to the Stoics, matter is a passive subject.
The benefit itself is incorporeal, and never becomes invalid; but its subject-matter changes owners, and passes from hand to hand.
As God is incorporeal he is not subject to corporeal accidents or human feelings.
But there is also an incorporeal cause, likewise a ship, viz., the ship in the mind of the shipbuilder.
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