英语词汇“advantage”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	advantage
释义	ad·van·tage I. \ədˈvantij, -aan-, -ain-, -ȧn-, -ēj also ad-\ noun (-s) Etymology: alteration (influenced by Latin ad-) of Middle English avauntage, from Middle French avantage, from avant before (from Latin abante) + -age — more at advance 1. : the quality or state of being superior : a more favorable or improved position or condition : superiority < control of the higher ground gave them an advantage over their opponents > < at the end of an hour's play the advantage lay definitely with the challenger > < our present advantage in the air > < gained the advantage by skillful maneuvering > 2. a. : benefit, profit, or gain of any kind < you will be given information to your advantage > especially : benefit resulting from some course of action < a mistake which ironically turned out to his advantage > < that can be done with advantage to all of us > < a manuscript that could be cut with advantage > b. obsolete (1) : profit or gain in money : interest < you neither lend nor borrow upon advantage — Shakespeare > (2) : excess quantity or number : surplus < it is but an advantage to the dozen — John Milton > 3. obsolete a. (1) : a place giving superiority : vantage ground (2) : high or higher ground : elevation b. : a favorable time or occasion : opportunity 4. : a factor or circumstance that gives superiority to its possessor or that puts him or it in a favorable or improved position < among the advantages of a small college is its campus life > < a plan whose only advantage was its simplicity > < with none of the advantages of birth, wealth, or good health, he nevertheless rose quickly to the top > < a reputation that he later regarded as more of a handicap than an advantage > 5. : the first point won in tennis after deuce; also : the score for it — called advantage in if won by the server, advantage out if won by the receiver Synonyms: see use • - have the advantage of - to advantage II. verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: alteration (influenced by Latin ad-) of Middle English avauntagen, from Middle French avantager, from avantage, n. *transitive verb* : to give an advantage to : be of benefit to : further, promote, profit < our present law of libel greatly advantages financial sharks — Economist > < considerably advantaged by his biological heritage — M.F.A.Montagu > *intransitive verb* : to derive advantage : benefit < the forces that would advantage — V.H.Burnstein >
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