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
词态变化
复数: torsos;
助记提示
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