yoga

yoga — 名詞

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

1.名詞A2
釋義

瑜珈

結合體位、呼吸與冥想的健身運動

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.

Esteban 每週六早上都會去上瑜珈課，讓自己放鬆下來。

collocation: yoga class

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

Iris 為了初學者的課程買了一張新的瑜珈墊。

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

瑜伽哲學

印度身心靈哲學體系

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.

Adina 研究瑜伽哲學已經超過十年了。

collocation: philosophy of yoga

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

Diya 在印度的一所修行中心待了一年，學習古典瑜伽如何將自我與宇宙靈性合一。

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.