Corpus



GRE Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 全集, 全部资料
• ［英］ n. 全集, 全部资料 ( a complete or comprehensive collection)
• ［记］ corp ( 躯体) ＋us -> 全身 -> 全集, 注意不要和corpse ( 尸体) 相混
• ［例］ the corpus of Shakespeare's works

Webster Collegiate

noun (plural corpora)

• Etymology: Middle English, from Latin
• Date: 15th century
• 1. the body of a human or animal especially when dead
• 2.
  • a. the main part or body of a bodily structure or organ <the corpus of the uterus
  • b. the main body or corporeal substance of a thing; specifically the principal of a fund or estate as distinct from income or interest
• 3.
  • a. all the writings or works of a particular kind or on a particular subject; especially the complete works of an author
  • b. a collection or body of knowledge or evidence; especially a collection of recorded utterances used as a basis for the descriptive analysis of a language

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