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buttress

UK //ˈbʌt.rəs//US //ˈbʌt.rəs//

词源

源自中古英语 buteras,经古法语 bouterez(支撑物),最终来自动词 bouter(推、支撑),可能具有日耳曼语词根。

noun

❶ 建筑中用于支撑墙壁或拱门的结构,通常为石质或砖砌的突出部分,防止建筑物倒塌。

“The cathedral's flying buttresses are an impressive feat of medieval engineering.”

(大教堂的飞扶壁是中世纪工程学的惊人成就。)

“They added buttresses to the old wall to prevent it from collapsing.”

(他们在旧墙上加了扶壁以防止倒塌。)

❶ 比喻任何提供支持或加强的事物,可以是物质或非物质的支撑。

“Education serves as a buttress against poverty.”

(教育是抵御贫困的支柱。)

“The new evidence acted as a buttress to their legal argument.”

(新证据强化了他们的法律论点。)

同义词:support, prop, brace, reinforcement, mainstay

verb

❶ 通过物理结构或抽象手段来加强、支撑某物,使其更稳固或更有说服力。

“The workers buttressed the leaning tower with steel beams.”

(工人们用钢梁支撑倾斜的塔楼。)

“She buttressed her claim with extensive data analysis.”

(她用大量数据分析来支持自己的主张。)

同义词:strengthen, reinforce, fortify, bolster, underpin

常见短语

flying buttress — 哥特式建筑特有的外部拱形支撑结构,既具功能性又有装饰性。

“Notre Dame's flying buttresses are iconic architectural elements.”

(巴黎圣母院的飞扶壁是标志性建筑元素。)