buttressKK [ˋbʌtrəs] /ˈbʌtɹəs/發音名詞1扶壁、拱壁、支柱建築Stone buttresses keep the old cathedral walls from collapsing.石造扶壁支撐著古老大教堂的牆面，使其不致倒塌。2支柱、後盾比喻A free press is a buttress of any healthy democracy.自由的新聞媒體是健全民主的支柱。動詞1支持、強化、佐證常用於論點She buttressed her argument with data from three recent studies.她引用三份近期研究的數據來強化自己的論點。2支撐、加固建築The engineers buttressed the leaning wall with steel beams.工程師用鋼梁加固那面傾斜的牆。