torso

英 ['tɔːsəʊ] 美 ['tɔrso]
  • n. 躯干;裸体躯干雕像;未完成的作品;残缺不全的东西

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1. 谐音“脱手、脱首”----手被脱离,手脱掉了,也就是没有手的躯体-----躯干;裸体躯干雕像。

中文词源


torso 身躯,躯干

来自意大利语 torso,树干,来自拉丁语 thyrsus,树干,茎,来自希腊语 thyrsos,茎,词源同 thyrsus, 酒神手杖,权杖。引申词义躯干,身躯。

英文词源


torso (n.)
1797, from Italian torso "trunk of a statue," originally "stalk, stump," from Vulgar Latin *tursus, from Latin thyrsus "stalk, stem," from Greek thyrsos (see thyrsus).

双语例句


1. The glass bottle is the shape of a woman's torso.
玻璃杯呈女子身体的形状。

来自柯林斯例句

2. The headless torso of a man was found in some bushes.
在灌木丛中发现了一具无头男尸.

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. He took off his shirt to reveal his tanned torso.
他脱下了衬衫展现出晒得黝黑的身体.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. Lift torso up erect.
身体竖直.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

5. He was dripping with sweat, his vest sticking to his torso.
他汗流如注, 背心全贴在身上了.

来自辞典例句

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