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单词 disadvantage
释义 dis·advantage
I. \|dis+\ noun
Etymology: alteration (influenced by ad-) of Middle English disavauntage, from Middle French desavantage unfavorable condition, from Old French, from des- dis- (I) + avantage advantage — more at advantage
1. : loss or damage especially to reputation, credit, or finances : prejudice, detriment
 < his attempts to reach his enemy's face were greatly to the disadvantage of his own — G.B.Shaw >
 < spread reports to the disadvantage of the candidate >
2.
 a. : the state or fact of being without advantage : an unfavorable, inferior, or prejudicial condition
  < found himself at a disadvantage among his polished cultivated friends >
 b. : an unfavorable or prejudicial quality or circumstance : handicap
  < the machine has two serious disadvantages >
  < the work has the disadvantage of being written in a tedious style >
II. transitive verb
: to place at a disadvantage : affect unfavorably : harm
 < their commercial interests were disadvantaged by the colonial relationship >
 < seriously disadvantaged by the general fall of raw material prices >
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