torso
torso
(pl. torsos 或 美 亦作 torsi )
(pl. torsos 或 美 亦作 torsi )
- the trunk of the human body
人体躯干
■the trunk of a statue without, or considered independently of, the head and limbs
（无头和四肢的）躯干雕塑
■(figurative)an unfinished or mutilated thing, especially a work of art or literature
(喻)（尤指艺术品、文学作品）未完成（或残缺）的东西，未竟之作
the Requiem torso was preceded by the cantata.
在不完整的安魂曲之前先唱大合唱。
- late 18th cent.: from Italian, literally stalk, stump', from Latin thyrsus (see thyrsus)
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