early 14c., "advantage, profit," from Anglo-French vantage, from Old French avantage "advantage, profit, superiority" (see advantage). Vantage point "favorable position" attested from 1865; a similar notion was in earlier vantage ground (1610s).
雙語例句
1. From a concealed vantage point, he saw a car arrive.
他從一個隱蔽的有利位置望出去，看見一輛車開了過來。
來自柯林斯例句
2. The cafe was a good vantage point for watching the world go by.
從這家小餐館能清楚地看到世事的變遷。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
3. From this vantage point he watched, his searching eye never missing a detail.
他從這個有利的地點觀察，目光敏銳，不放過任何一個細節(jié)。
來自柯林斯例句
4. From today's vantage point, the 1987 crash seems just a blip in the upward progress of the market.
今天看來，1987年的崩盤似乎只是股市上升進程中的一次小小挫折。
來自柯林斯例句
5. The kernel of that message was that peace must not be a source of advantage or disad-vantage for anyone.