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but·tress AHD[bŭtʹrĭs] D.J.[ˈbʌtrɪs]K.K.[ˈbʌtrɪs]n.（名词）- A structure, usually brick or stone, built against a wall for support or reinforcement.扶壁，撑墙：用于支撑或加固墙壁的通常由砖块或石头砌成的一种结构
- Something resembling a buttress, as:肋状物：某些类似于肋的东西，如：
- The flared base of certain tree trunks.某种树干的加固基
- A horny growth on the heel of a horse's hoof.马蹄底部的角质层
- Something that serves to support, prop, or reinforce:支撑物：某些用于支撑、维持或加固的东西："The law is by its very nature a buttress of the status quo"(J. William Fulbright)“法律就其本质来说是对现状的维持”(J.威廉·富布赖特)
v.tr.（及物动词）but.tressed, but.tress.ing, but.tress.es - To support or reinforce with a buttress.支撑：用支撑物支撑或加固
- To sustain, prop, or bolster:维持，支持，支撑："The author buttresses her analysis with lengthy dissections of several of Moore's poems"(Warren Woessner)“作者用对莫尔的几首诗的冗长剖析来支持她的分析”(沃伦·韦斯纳)
- Middle English buteras 中古英语 buteras
- from Old French bouterez 源自 古法语 bouterez
- from bouter [to strike against] 源自 bouter [反击，反抗]
- [of Germanic origin] * see bhau- [源于日耳曼语的] * 参见 bhau-
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