Word · Frequency #16474
buttresses
扶壁；支撑物
buttresses is the plural of buttress.
a stone or brick support for a wall
- 1.
A brick, concrete or stone structure built against another structure to support it.
用以支撑另一结构的砖、混凝土或石砌构筑物。
- 2.
Anything that serves to support something; a prop.
支撑物；支柱。
- 3.
A buttress root.
板根。
- 4.
A feature jutting prominently out from a mountain or rock.
山或岩石上突出的部分。
- 5.
Anything that supports or strengthens.
任何支撑或巩固的事物。
用以支撑另一结构的砖、混凝土或石砌构筑物。；支撑物；支柱。；板根。；山或岩石上突出的部分。；任何支撑或巩固的事物。
In use
The old church wall is supported by a thick stone buttress.
The lawyer used new evidence to buttress her argument.
Several studies buttressed the theory that exercise improves memory.
a buttress (for sth)
作名词时既指建筑上的扶壁，也可指抽象的支撑力量。
The volunteers are a buttress for the community.
这些志愿者是社区的一大支撑力量。
buttress sth (with sth)
作动词时如需说明加固所用的材料或依据，常与 with 连用。
They buttressed the old wall with concrete.
他们用混凝土加固了旧墙。
be buttressed by sth
被动语态常用于学术或论证语境，表示“得到……的支持/佐证”。
Connections
Collocations
- a flying buttress
- 飞扶壁
- The cathedral is famous for its flying buttresses.这座大教堂以其飞扶壁而闻名。
- a stone buttress
- 石砌扶壁
- The old church was reinforced with stone buttresses.这座老教堂用石砌扶壁进行了加固。
- buttress an argument
- 支持论点；为论点提供支撑
- She used the latest data to buttress her argument.她利用最新数据来支持她的论点。
- buttress the economy
- 支撑经济；巩固经济
- The government hopes the new policy will buttress the economy.政府希望新政策能支撑经济。
- buttress a case
- 为（诉讼/主张）提供支持
- The new evidence buttresses the prosecution's case.新证据为检方的指控提供了支持。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 buttress 拆成 butt（臀部）+ ress：想象用臀部顶住快倒的墙，这个支撑物就是 buttress（扶壁、支撑）。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：architecture、formal writing/argumentation buttress 作名词指建筑上的扶壁或支撑物；作动词既可指用扶壁加固，也常引申为“支持、加强（论点、制度等）”。该词总体偏正式，多用于书面语、建筑/工程及正式议论中，日常口语较少见。
Grammar Note
名词复数形式为 buttresses；动词为规则变化，过去式和过去分词为 buttressed。
Pronunciation & Spelling
None of these words rhymes exactly with buttress /ˈbʌtrɪs/. The -tress words look similar in spelling but have different stressed vowels or stress placement (e.g., mattress /ˈmætrəs/, fortress /ˈfɔːrtrəs/). Citrus ends with /trəs/, close to the final syllable of buttress, but its stressed vowel is different.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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