advantage

名词 n. 动词 v.
/ədˈvɑːn.tɪd͡ʒ/|[ədˈvɑːn.tʰɪd͡ʒ]   

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Any condition, circumstance, opportunity or means, particularly favorable or chance to success, or to any desired end. countable
    — The enemy had the advantage of a more elevated position.
  2. Superiority; mastery; — used with of to specify its nature or with over to specify the other party. countable,obsolete,uncountable
    — Lest Satan should get an advantage of us.
  3. Superiority of state, or that which gives it; benefit; gain; profit countable,uncountable
    — the advantage of a good constitution
  4. The score where one player wins a point after deuce but needs the next to carry the game. countable,uncountable
  5. The continuation of the game after a foul against the attacking team, because the attacking team are in an advantageous position. countable,uncountable
    — Webb played an advantage that enabled Cazorla to supply a low cross from the left for Giroud to sweep home first time, despite Gallas and Vertonghen being in close attendance.
  6. Interest of money; increase; overplus (as the thirteenth in the baker's dozen). countable,uncountable
    — And with advantage means to pay thy love.
动词 v.
  1. to provide (someone) with an advantage, to give an edge to transitive
    — I had almoſt forgotten to acquaint your honor, that one major Alford (who was in mr. Love's conſpiracy) was of the graund inqueſt at Saliſbury, and was very zealous in his highneſſe ſervice here, and his good affection and wiſe carriage here, did much advantage the buſſineſe.
  2. to do something for one's own benefit; to take advantage of reflexive
    — No man of courage vouchsafeth to advantage himselfe [translating s'avantager] of that which is common unto many.

词形变化

advantages plural advauntage alternative,obsolete advantages present,singular,third-person advantaging participle,present advantaged participle,past advantaged past advauntage alternative,obsolete

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep
Proto-Indo-European *-o
Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó
Proto-Italic *ap
Late Latin ab
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent-
Proto-Indo-European *-s
Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts
Proto-Indo-European *-i
Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti
Proto-Italic *anti
Late Latin ante
Late Latin ab ante
Old French avant
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos
Proto-Italic *-ātos
Latin -ātus
Proto-Indo-European *-ikos
Proto-Italic *-ikos
Latin -icus
Latin -āticus
Latin -āticum
Old French -age
Old French avantagebor.
Middle English avantage
English advantage
From Middle English avantage, avauntage, from Old French avantage, from avant (“before”), from Late Latin ab ante. The spelling with d originates in a latinizing hypercorrection, the a- being falsely supposed to be from Latin ad (see advance). For sense development, compare foredeal.
词源 2
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep
Proto-Indo-European *-o
Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó
Proto-Italic *ap
Late Latin ab
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent-
Proto-Indo-European *-s
Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts
Proto-Indo-European *-i
Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti
Proto-Italic *anti
Late Latin ante
Late Latin ab ante
Old French avant
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos
Proto-Italic *-ātos
Latin -ātus
Proto-Indo-European *-ikos
Proto-Italic *-ikos
Latin -icus
Latin -āticus
Latin -āticum
Old French -age
Old French avantagebor.
Middle English avantage
English advantage
From Middle English avantage, avauntage, from Old French avantage, from avant (“before”), from Late Latin ab ante. The spelling with d originates in a latinizing hypercorrection, the a- being falsely supposed to be from Latin ad (see advance). For sense development, compare foredeal.
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