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单词 vantage point
释义
vantage pointvan‧tage point /ˈvɑːntɪdʒ pɔɪnt $ ˈvæn-/ (also vantage) noun [countable] Word Origin
WORD ORIGINvantage point
Origin:
1800-1900 vantage (1300-1400) from Old French avantage; ADVANTAGE
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • From Burke's vantage point, there is a lot to be unhappy about.
  • We enjoyed the lights of Los Angeles from a vantage point high above the city.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • Certainly Mr Mansbridge from his vantage point of above or below can enjoy our acclaim at his pictorial success.
  • From her piggyback vantage point she heard dry reeds whisper and water splash.
  • From my second-floor vantage point I could see my classmates as they tumbled out into the quad playing catch with my shoes.
  • From the vantage point of the mid-1990s, several factors in this analysis look very different.
  • From your current vantage point, you are well positioned to see how alcohol can get at these pain fibers.
  • She took refuge behind an angel's wings and, from this vantage point, spied upon her family.
1a good position from which you can see something:  From my vantage point on the hill, I could see the whole procession.2a way of thinking about things that comes from your own particular situation or experiences SYN  point of view:  The whole dispute looked silly from my vantage point.
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