buttressing的中文翻译是什么意思

N-COUNT扶壁；撑墙；扶垛

Buttresses are supports, usually made of stone or brick, that support a wall.

VERB加强（论点或制度）；支持（某人）

To buttress an argument, system, or person means to give them support and strength.

• He sought to buttress some of his arguments with quotations from Mein Kampf...

  他引用《我的奋斗》中的语录来论证自己的观点。

• The president's tough line is, however, buttressed by a democratic mandate.

  然而，总统推行的强硬路线受到了民主党发布的训令的支持。