| 单词 | advantageous |
| 释义 | advantageous (once / 917 pages) adj The adjective advantageous is useful for talking about things that are beneficial, or helpful, like when you find an advantageous spot to hang your yard sale sign — a spot where all the passing cars can see it. Anything that creates an advantage is advantageous. You could describe your decision to throw a huge party as advantageous for your social life, or the cooking class you took as advantageous to the success of your catering business. If it helps you get what you want, or is generally useful, it's advantageous. The root is the Old French word avantage, which means "advantage, profit, or superiority." Anything that assists in your pursuit of these things is advantageous to you. WORD FAMILYadvantageous: advantageously, advantageousness+/advantage: advantaged, advantageous, advantages, advantaging, disadvantage/disadvantage: disadvantaged, disadvantageous, disadvantages, disadvantaging/disadvantageous: disadvantageously USAGE EXAMPLESMutation is the engine of evolution, enabling advantageous mitochondrial genotypes to arise. Nature(Dec 19, 2016) Farah said having a tool to track his sons’ whereabouts is advantageous since his kids sometimes try to run away. Washington Times(Nov 28, 2016) In a free-market system we can expect that advantageous arbitrage opportunities are exploited by profit-seeking market participants no matter how many investors index. Wall Street Journal(Nov 23, 2016) 1adj giving an advantage a contract advantageous to our country socially advantageous to entertain often Syn|Ant beneficial, good promoting or enhancing well-being plus, positiveinvolving advantage or good discriminatory, preferentialmanifesting partiality expedientserving to promote your interest opportunesuitable or at a time that is suitable or advantageous especially for a particular purpose profitableyielding material gain or profit disadvantageous constituting a disadvantage minus, negativeinvolving disadvantage or harm inexpedientnot suitable or advisable harmfulcausing or capable of causing harm inopportunenot opportune 2adj appropriate for achieving a particular end; implies a lack of concern for fairness Syn expedient serving to promote your interest |
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