torso

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

torso [torso torsos] BrE [ˈtɔːsəʊ] NAmE [ˈtɔːrsoʊ] noun (pl. torsos)
1. the main part of the body, not including the head, arms or legs
Syn: ↑trunk
2. a statue of a torso

Word Origin:
late 18th cent.: from Italian, literally stalk, stump, from Latin thyrsus, from Greek thursos ‘plant stalk’.

Example Bank:
•He took off his T-shirt to reveal his tanned torso.
•The headless torso of a man was found in some bushes.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  trunk, body