a buttress that stands apart from the main structure and connected to it by an arch 同义词:arc-boutant,
例句与用法
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The introduction of a system of flying buttresses made possible the reduction of wall surfaces by relieving them of part of their structural function 飞拱建筑体系的引入,减轻了墙体的支撑功能,从而减小了墙面。
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Here , hundreds of feet up , the redwood ' s massive limbs are fused into flying buttresses and carved by forest fires into blackened chambers called “ fire caves ” 在这里,几百英尺高的地方,红木粗大的树枝熔铸成飞拱,在森林大火中被塑造成幽黑密室“出火坑” 。