(plural corpora), late 14c., from Latin corpus, literally "body" (see corporeal). The sense of "body of a person" (mid-15c. in English) and "collection of facts or things" (1727 in English) both were present in Latin. Corpus Christi (late 14c.), feast of the Blessed Sacrament, is the Thursday after Trinity Sunday. Also used in various medical phrases, such as corpus callosum (1706, literally "tough body"), corpus luteum (1788, literally "yellow body").
实用例句
1. a corpus of 100 million words of spoken English
含有1亿单词的英语口语语料库
来自《权威词典》
2. I've got the corpus of Shakespeare's works.
我有莎士比亚全集.
来自《简明英汉词典》
3. Trial by jury and the law of habeas corpus were practically suspended.
陪审团审讯和人身保护法实际上都已废除.
来自飘（部分）
4. The corpus luteum of the previous pregnancy regresses very rapidly.
前次妊娠的黄体很快开始退化.
来自辞典例句
5. In current popular usuage it often means merely a corpus of erroneous but widely held beliefs.
