| 释义 |
tor·so
I. \ˈtȯr(ˌ)sō, -ȯ(ə)(ˌ)sō\ noun
(plural torsos \-sōz\ ; or tor·si \-sē\ ; also torsoes)
Etymology: Italian, stalk, stem, torso, from Latin thyrsus thyrsus, stalk, stem — more at thyrsus
1. : the trunk of a sculptured representation of a human body; especially : the trunk of a statue whose head and limbs are mutilated
2. : something (as a work of art or letters) that is mutilated or left unfinished
< three volumes and only a torso completed — Infantry Journal >
3.
a. : the human trunk
< she lifted his torso with great strength and infinite solicitude — F.M.Ford >
b. : something likened to the human torso (as the trunk of a tree)
< cypress trees, tough twisted torsoes lashed by long winds — Carl Sandburg >
c. : the part of a garment that covers the torso
< a black-and-white checked cotton with a long, graceful torso has a button-on collar — New Yorker >
II. noun
(-s)
Etymology: modification (influenced by torso) (I) of French (colonne) torse twisted column, from colonne column (from Middle French colomne) + torse, feminine of obsolete tors twisted — more at column, torsade
: a twisted or spiral shaft or column |