buttress
n
1 support built against a wall 扶壁. =>illus at App 1 見附錄1之插圖, page viii.
2 thing or person that supports or reinforces sth, or protects against sth 支撐物; 支柱; 支持力量
a country admired as a buttress of democracy 作為民主支柱而為人稱道的國家
He was a buttress against extremism in the party. 他是黨內反對極端主義的中堅分子. buttress, v [Tn, Tn.p]
~ sth (up) support or strengthen sth 支持或加強某事物
(fig 比喻) More government spending is needed to buttress industry. 為加強工業發展需要政府增加撥款.
You need more facts to buttress up your argument. 你需要有更多的事實來支持你的論據.