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figure, body

这两个词意思不同:body指体格, figure指体形。比较一下以下两个句子:

He has a good body.

他体格强壮。

He has a good figure.

他有个漂亮的体形。

figure, form, shape

这三个词都有“形状,外形,样子”的意思。它们的区别是：

form可特指某事物的具体组成结构、形式、体制; 而shape则强调人或物的整个外形,还可特指模糊的、朦胧的形状; 当指人的体形时, form强调“体形,躯体”; figure指人体外部线条构成的“轮廓”; shape强调“身影”; form还可指诗、文、曲的体裁、格式,而shape不能这样用。例如:

My garden is in the shape of a square.我的园子是方形的。

There were clouds of different shapes.有各种形态的云。

I made out two dim shapes in the dark.黑暗中我隐约辨出两个模糊的影子。

The figure of a girl fills out at puberty.姑娘的身段在青春期变得丰满起来。

The gown showed off her lovely figure.那件睡衣显露出她优美的身段。

下面两句意思不同:

She has a good figure.

她体形很美。

She is very good at figure.

她善于计算。