单词 | torso |
释义 | torso/ˈtɔːsəʊ![]() noun (plural torsos or US also torsi /ˈtɔːsiː/) 1The trunk of the human body.The royal family are shown with elongated skulls and pear-shaped bodies with skinny torsos and arms but fuller hips, stomachs and thighs....
1.1The trunk of a statue without, or considered independently of, the head and limbs.Casts have also been made of other parts of the human body, for instance, limbs or torsos, for use as models by sculptors who work in stone or other materials....
1.2An unfinished or mutilated thing, especially a work of art or literature: the Requiem torso was preceded by the cantata OriginLate 18th century: from Italian, literally 'stalk, stump', from Latin thyrsus (see thyrsus).
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