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baluster/ˈbæləstə/n. each of a series of usu. ornamental short posts or pillars supporting a rail or coping etc. (通常有装饰的)栏杆柱(支撑扶手、顶盖等) [French balustre via Italian and Latin from Greek balaustion ‘wild-pomegranate flower’, which the baluster resembles in shape]■ Usage 用法说明 Baluster is sometimes confused with banister because their meanings overlap. A baluster is usually a curved ornamental post forming part of a balustrade which is mainly found around a gallery, bridge, or terrace, as in Expert craftsmen have restored stone balusters taken from the bridge and fitted plinths to the top to form bird tables. baluster 有时与 banister 相混，因为两者的意义有重叠部分。 baluster 通常是装饰性的曲线柱，主要是走廊、桥梁、阳台上扶手的栏杆柱，如 Expert craftsmen have restored stone balusters taken from the bridge and fitted plinths to the top to form bird tables (工艺专家已经修复了从桥上拆下的石头栏柱，并在顶端安装了可放鸟食的平台)。 A banister is a post supporting the handrail of a staircase, e.g. He shook the stair banisters and rail and found they were loose. It can also mean the posts together with the rail, as in He looked over the banister(s). In this case it is often used in the plural. banister 是楼梯扶手的栏柱。如 He shook the stair banisters and rail and found they were loose (他摇了摇楼梯上的栏柱和扶手，发现都松了)。 banister 还可以指栏柱和扶手，如 He looked over the banister(s) (他从扶栏上边望去)。在这种情况下它总是用作复数。 Occasionally, a large staircase in a grand house may have ornamental carved banisters, in which case they may be called balusters. 有时豪宅里的大楼梯上可能会有雕刻的装饰性栏柱，此时这种栏柱可称作 balusters 。 |