scaf·fold·ing /ˈskæfəldɪŋ，-fəʊ-/ n. 1. 【建】脚手架；脚手架组 go up ladders and walk about scaffoldings 爬上梯去并在脚手架间走来走去 A fire broke out in scaffolding that had been erected around the house. 搭在房屋周围的脚手架起火了。 2. 搭脚手架的材料 3. (临时搭起的)台(或支架) 4. 骨架；论据 The author used the epic as a scaffolding for his stories. 作者将史诗故事作为他小说的基本框架。 The book is a little overequipped with the scaffolding of research. 这本书引用研究资料作为论证略有过头。