yoga

yoga — noun

1. A form of physical activity that started in India, combining body positions, bre

1.名詞A2
釋義

A form of physical activity that started in India, combining body positions, breathing control, and quiet concentration to improve health, relaxation, or mental focus.

例句

Esteban goes to a yoga class every Saturday morning to help him relax.

collocation: yoga class

Iris bought a new yoga mat for her beginners' course.

collocation: yoga mat

同義詞
  • Pilates

    a similar body-conditioning system but focused more on core strength and muscle control than on breath and meditation

  • tai chi

    a Chinese martial-art-based practice also combining slow movement and breathing, but with different origins and philosophy

  • stretching

    a simpler activity focused only on lengthening muscles, without the breathing or meditation component of yoga

文法句型

do yoga

practice yoga

yoga + noun (class, mat, pose)

常見錯誤

❌I went to a yoga yesterday.
✅I did yoga yesterday.
💡yoga is uncountable and cannot follow 'a' directly.
❌I am going to yoga class.
✅I am going to a yoga class.
💡'yoga class' needs a determiner when used as a countable noun.

2. An ancient Indian system of thought and spiritual practice that teaches control

2.名詞C1
釋義

An ancient Indian system of thought and spiritual practice that teaches control of the mind and body as a way to unite the individual self with a universal spirit or God, leading to liberation.

例句

Adina has studied the philosophy of yoga for over ten years.

collocation: philosophy of yoga

Diya spent a year at an Indian ashram, learning how classical yoga unites the self with the universal spirit.

formal register: classical yoga

同義詞
  • meditation

    a component of yogic practice, but meditation alone is a narrower activity — it does not include the ethical and physical disciplines of the full yoga system

文法句型

the philosophy of yoga

the path of yoga

yoga as a spiritual discipline

用法筆記

This sense refers to the classical Indian philosophical system (often capitalized as Yoga), not to modern fitness classes. You are more likely to encounter this meaning in academic writing, religious studies, or discussions of Indian spirituality.