本体 — meaning in English
hontai
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English meaning
- body noun The complete physical structure of a person or animal.
Senses
本体 is used for these senses in English:
- thing-in-itself (from Kantian, _, philosophy, _, on) A thing as it is independent of any conceptualization or perception by the human mind, postulated by practical reason but existing in a condition which is in principle unknowable and unexperienceable.
body — full definition
- noun The complete physical structure of a person or animal.
- noun A dead human or animal; a corpse.
- noun The main or central part of something, as distinct from smaller attached parts.
- noun An organized group of people who share a purpose, such as a company, committee, or governing organization.
- verb Slang: to defeat someone decisively, or to insult or humiliate them badly.