A banister is the long bar you hold when you go up or down stairs, together with the row of posts that hold that bar up. The posts stand along the open side so you do not fall off the edge. In houses it is often wood; in some buildings it is metal.

A banisterbanister is the long bar you hold when you go up or down stairs指上下樓梯時扶著的那根長扶手 together with the row of posts that hold that bar up加上撐著這根扶手的那排柱子 The posts stand along the open side柱子沿著沒有牆的那一側排列 so you do not fall off the edge讓你不會從邊緣摔下去 In houses it is often wood在住家裡通常是木頭做的 in some buildings it is metal有些建築物裡則是金屬的。

Though actually, people are a little loose with the word: some say banister for the whole rail-and-posts, and handrail for the bar you hold.

Though actually不過實際上 people are a little loose with the word大家對這個詞用得有點鬆散 some say banister for the whole rail-and-posts有人把整組扶手加柱子都叫 banister and handrail for the bar you hold把手扶的那根桿子叫 handrail。

You hold the banister, run your hand along it, or (children do this, though it is not safe) slide down it. It is an ordinary home-and-building word, not a fancy one. Some people spell it bannister, with two n’s; that is the same thing.

You hold the banister你會扶著 banister run your hand along it讓手沿著它滑過 or (children do this, though it is not safe) slide down it或者（小孩會這樣做，雖然不安全）順著它滑下去 It is an ordinary home-and-building word這是個普通的居家和建築用詞 not a fancy one不是什麼講究的字 Some people spell it bannister, with two n's有些人會拼成 bannister，多一個 n that is the same thing意思是一樣的。