advantage

noun · verbB1

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Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

advantagesadvauntage

1.
(countable)Any condition, circumstance, opportunity or means, particularly favorable or chance to success, or to any desired end.
The enemy had the advantage of a more elevated position.
2.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)Superiority; mastery; — used with of to specify its nature or with over to specify the other party.
3.
(countable, uncountable)Superiority of state, or that which gives it; benefit; gain; profit
the advantage of a good constitution
Having the faster car is of little advantage.
4.
(countable, uncountable)(tennis) The score where one player wins a point after deuce but needs the next to carry the game.
5.
(countable, uncountable)(soccer) The continuation of the game after a foul against the attacking team, because the attacking team are in an advantageous position.
6.
(countable, uncountable)Interest of money; increase; overplus (as the thirteenth in the baker's dozen).

Động từ

verb

V_es/s

advantages

V_ing/Gerund

advantaging

V_ed/pp

advantagedadvauntage

1.
(transitive)to provide (someone) with an advantage, to give an edge to
2.
(reflexive)to do something for one's own benefit; to take advantage of

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Đồng nghĩa

benefit edgeforedealvalue vantage favorfavoriseplus perk upsideproadfavorable condition or position edge, vantage, plusbenefit, perk, upside, pro, foredealin tennis ad

Trái nghĩa

disadvantage drawbackdisadvantage, drawback

Cùng gốc / liên quan

counteradvantageoveradvantageunderadvantageabsolute advantagecomparative advantagecompetitive advantagehave the advantage of someonehome advantagehome field advantagemechanical advantageplay the advantagerest of advantageselective advantagetake advantage oftake at advantageto one's advantageadvantage groundadvantageousadvantageouslyadvantageousness

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Nguồn gốc từ

From Middle English avantage, avauntage, from Old French avantage, from avant (before), from ab ante. The spelling with d originates in a latinizing hypercorrection, the a- being falsely supposed to be from ad (see advance). For sense development, compare foredeal.