
buttress
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。)
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。)
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。)