中文翻译与英英解释

【建筑】拱扶垛，飞拱。

flying:    adj. 1.飞的，飞行的，飞行员的。 2.飘扬的，飞舞 ...

buttress:    n. 1.【建筑】(前)扶垛，撑墙，扶壁；【矿物】支壁。 ...

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

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。

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” 。