noun🔗Share控え壁A brick or stone structure built against another structure to support it."The old church wall needed a buttress to keep it from collapsing. "古い教会の壁は、倒壊を防ぐために控え壁を必要としていた。architecturebuildingstructureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share支え、補強Anything that serves to support something; a prop."The thick textbook acted as a buttress for the stack of papers on my desk, preventing them from toppling over. "その分厚い教科書は、机の上の書類の山が倒れないように支えとなり、補強の役割を果たした。architecturestructureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share控え壁A buttress-root."The oak tree's buttress-roots helped it stay firmly anchored in the rocky soil. "樫の木の控え壁は、岩の多い土壌にしっかりと固定されるのに役立ちました。architectureplantbuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share控え壁、岩壁A feature jutting prominently out from a mountain or rock; a crag, a bluff."The hikers scrambled up the steep slope, carefully avoiding the sharp buttress of rock that jutted out from the mountainside. "ハイカーたちは急な斜面をよじ登り、山の斜面から突き出た鋭い岩壁を注意深く避けた。geologygeographyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share支え、補強Anything that supports or strengthens."The extra support beams were a buttress to the weakened classroom wall. "追加のサポートビームは、弱くなった教室の壁の支えでした。structurebuildingarchitectureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share支える, 補強するTo support something physically with, or as if with, a prop or buttress."The students buttressed their argument with evidence from the textbook. "学生たちは教科書からの証拠で彼らの議論を支えた。architecturebuildingstructureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share支持する、補強する、裏付ける(by extension) To support something or someone by supplying evidence; to corroborate or substantiate."The student used research from several books to buttress her argument in the essay. "学生はエッセイで自分の主張を裏付けるために、いくつかの本からの研究を利用した。statementlawcommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
