"trusses" in Chinese (Simplified)
桁架支托（医疗）
Definition
桁架是坚固的结构，通常用木材或金属制成，在建筑中用来支撑屋顶或桥梁。也可以指医疗上用于支撑身体某部位的支托，如疝气带。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
“Trusses” 多用于建筑和技术语境中，常见搭配如 "roof trusses"（屋顶桁架）。作为医学术语现已不太常用。不要和“trusts”（信托）或“trousers”（裤子）混淆。
Examples
The builders installed metal trusses to support the roof.
工人们安装了金属**桁架**来支撑屋顶。
Many bridges use large wooden trusses for extra strength.
许多桥梁使用大型木质**桁架**来增加强度。
Some patients wear special trusses to help support a hernia.
有些病人会佩戴特殊的**支托**来支撑疝气。
They needed extra trusses after discovering a design flaw in the ceiling.
发现天花板设计缺陷后，他们需要额外的**桁架**。
Old barns often have wooden trusses visible from inside.
老谷仓里常能看到木制**桁架**。
With modern materials, these trusses can span much greater distances than before.
用现代材料，这些**桁架**可以比以前跨越更长的距离。