usu. in sing.
1- Biology the parts of an organism other than the reproductive cells【生】体干, 躯体; 体细胞。
1.1
- the body as distinct from the soul, mind, or psyche躯体（与精神、思想或心理相对）。
词源
late 19th cent.: from Greek sōma 'body'.
mass noun
1- Hinduism an intoxicating drink prepared from a plant and used in Vedic ritual, believed to be the drink of the gods【印度教】甘露。
1.1
- （亦作soma plant）[count noun] a plant used to make this内珊瑚。
1.2
- (in Aldous Huxley's novel Brave New World) a narcotic drug which produces euphoria and hallucination, distributed by the state in order to promote content and social harmony（赫胥黎小说《美丽新世界》用语）（国家为促进人们的满足意识和社会和谐所分发的）麻醉品。
词源
from Sanskrit sōma.