1.
main text, body, main content (of a document, email, or book)
The primary content of a written work, as distinguished from headings, footnotes, appendices, subject lines, or other supplementary parts.
メールの本文を書く。
To write the body of an email.
本文を読んでから質問に答えてください。
Please read the main text before answering the questions.
契約書の本文は全部で二十ページあり、別途付録がついている。
The main body of the contract is twenty pages, with a separate appendix attached.
USAGE:
本文 refers to the main body of any written document, as opposed to supplementary sections. It is used for:
- Emails: the body (as opposed to the subject line or attachments)
- Books: the main text (as opposed to the preface, index, or footnotes)
- Legal documents: the main provisions
- Academic papers: the text portion (as opposed to references or abstract)
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 本文に記載する: to state in the main text
- 本文を参照する: to refer to the main text
- 本文中に: in the body of the text
- メールの本文: email body