buttress
Significado: To strengthen or support an argument, position, or structure, often with additional evidence or resources. As a noun, a projecting structure built against a wall to support or reinforce it.
Buttress draws its figurative power from architecture — the flying buttresses of Gothic cathedrals are its most iconic physical form. In academic and legal writing, to buttress an argument means to support it with additional evidence or reasoning. It implies solid, structural support rather than cosmetic reinforcement. The word is more formal and literary than 'bolster' and appears frequently in judicial opinions, scholarly articles, and broadsheet editorials.
Ejemplos
- The barrister introduced three new witnesses to buttress the defence's central argument. 律师引入了三名新证人,以加强辩护方的核心论点。El abogado presentó tres nuevos testigos para reforzar el argumento central de la defensa.弁護士は、弁護側の中心的な主張を補強するために3人の新たな証人を召喚した。변호사는 피고 측의 핵심 주장을 뒷받침하기 위해 3명의 새로운 증인을 소환했다.
- Recent economic data buttressed the case for maintaining current interest rates rather than cutting them. 近期的经济数据支持了维持现行利率而非降息的主张。Los datos económicos recientes respaldaron la tesis de mantener los tipos de interés actuales en lugar de recortarlos.最近の経済データは、金利を引き下げるのではなく現行水準を維持すべきとの主張を裏付けた。최근 경제 데이터는 금리를 인하하기보다 현행 수준을 유지해야 한다는 주장을 뒷받침했다.
- The medieval cathedral's famous flying buttresses were restored at a cost of several million pounds. 这座中世纪大教堂著名的飞扶壁以数百万英镑的费用进行了修复。Los célebres arbotantes de la catedral medieval fueron restaurados con un coste de varios millones de libras.その中世の大聖堂の有名な飛び梁は、数百万ポンドの費用をかけて修復された。그 중세 대성당의 유명한 플라잉 버트레스(비량)는 수백만 파운드의 비용을 들여 복원되었다.
Pronunciación
Guía de uso
Contexto: academic, legal, journalism
Tono: neutral
Origen e historia
From Old French bouterez (thrusting arch), from bouter (to thrust, push), of Frankish origin. Entered English in the 14th century as an architectural term; the figurative verb sense developed by the 17th century.
Contexto cultural
Era: Modern
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
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