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1、外刊例句
Two further findingsbuttressthe idea that it is the psychological load of decision making which matters.还有另外两个发现可以支持这种精神负担作用的观点。——《经济学人》
The disclosure appears tobuttressthe company’s concerns that the dispute could pose a threat to encryption safeguards that goes well beyond the single California case.这似乎支持了苹果的担忧,即此次争议可能会对产品的加密保护构成威胁,其影响远不止加州这一例。——《纽约时报》
2、基本释义
[verb] increase the strength of or justification for; reinforce[动词] 增加力量或正当理由;加强
3、深入解读
Buttress 一词源自古法语boter(用力推向……处),14世纪初进入英语时原本仅作名词表示“扶壁、扶垛、撑墙或支墩”,一般即外墙突出的墙垛,用来增强墙体稳定性,比如下图所示的飞扶壁(flying buttresses):
将 buttress 这个建筑单词用作比喻义时,自然表示“支持力量、支柱”,比如:
和平事业的支柱a buttress of the cause of peace
到了14世纪末, buttress 又从名词本义衍生出动词含义,除了表示建筑上的“以扶壁加固或支撑”外,还可以指“支持、支撑、给……以力量”,多用于形容支持某个想法或论点,比如:
加固防御工事buttress fortifications
你需要有更多的事实来支持你的论据。You need more facts to buttress up your argument.
其他一些地方的事件肯定了关于变革的想法。The arguments for change are buttressed by events elsewhere.
4、好书用例
A gust of wind swept over the parapet and Dr. Kerry teetered, clutching the wall. I stepped up onto the ridge so he could flatten himself against thebuttress. He stared at me, waiting for an explanation.一阵狂风扫过护栏,克里博士摇晃起来,抓住墙壁不放。我走上屋脊,好让他靠在扶壁上。他盯着我,等着我解释。
出自美国作者塔拉·韦斯特弗(Tara Westover)所著畅销自传《你当像鸟飞往你的山》(Educated)。该书登顶《纽约时报》畅销榜80余周,是比尔·盖茨2018年度书单中的第一本。
5、同近义词
reinforce: strengthen or support (an object or substance), especially with additional material
bolster: support or strengthen
fortify: strengthen (someone) mentally or physically
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