torso

n. 躯干；裸体躯干雕像；未完成的作品；残缺不全的东西

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。

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).

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。

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.