| 单词 | buttress |
| 释义 | buttress n. & v. --n 1. a a projecting support of stone or brick etc. built against a wall. b a source of help or encouragement (she was a buttress to him in his trouble). 2. a projecting portion of a hill or mountain. --vtr. (often foll. by up) 1. support with a buttress. 2. support by argument etc. (claim buttressed by facts). Etymology: ME f. OF (ars) bouterez thrusting (arch) f. bouteret f. bouter BUTT(1) |
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