bodily
- adj. 身体的
- adv. 整个身体地
- Definition
- adj. relating to the human body
- adv. by taking hold of the whole body
- Example
- The guard suffered no bodily harm during the brief scuffle.
- 那名警卫在短暂的扭打中身体没有受伤。
Synonyms & Differences 近义词辨析
Compared meaning: relating to the body (adjective).
比较义项：身体的（形容词）。
- bodily 本词
More formal, typical of legal or medical contexts; collocates with words like harm, injury, or fluids rather than health or exercise.
更为正式，常见于法律或医学语境，通常与伤害、体液等词搭配，而不是健康或锻炼。
Grievous bodily harm is a serious criminal charge in many countries.
在许多国家，造成严重人身伤害是一项严重的刑事指控。
- physical
The everyday, general-purpose word for anything related to the body; common with health, exercise, fitness, and education.
是日常通用词，泛指与身体有关的一切，常与健康、锻炼、健身、教育等词搭配。
Doctors recommend regular physical activity to maintain good health.
医生建议经常进行体育锻炼，以保持良好的健康。
Bodily and physical both mean relating to the body. Physical is the everyday, general word, common with health, exercise and fitness. Bodily is more formal, typical of legal or medical contexts, often paired with harm or injury.
这两个词在“身体的”这一意义上很接近，但语域和用法不同：physical是日常通用词，侧重身体健康与活动；bodily更为正式，常见于法律或医学语境，尤其与伤害、体液等词搭配。这里不比较physical表示“物理的、物质的”的意义，也不比较bodily作副词表示“整体地、完全地”的用法。