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vantage point

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++van·tage point /ˈvɑːntɪdʒ pɔɪnt $ ˈvæn-/ (also vantage) noun [countable]  1 SEEa good position from which you can see something 〔能观察某物的〕有利位置 From my vantage point on the hill, I could see the whole procession. 从山上的这个有利位置,我可以看到整个游行队伍。2 OPINIONa way of thinking about things that comes from your own particular situation or experiences 见解,观点 SYN point of view The whole dispute looked silly from my vantage point. 依我看来,整场争论显得很荒唐。
Examples from the Corpus
vantage pointWe enjoyed the lights of Los Angeles from a vantage point high above the city.From your current vantage point, you are well positioned to see how alcohol can get at these pain fibers.From my second-floor vantage point I could see my classmates as they tumbled out into the quad playing catch with my shoes.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 Burke's vantage point, there is a lot to be unhappy about.From the vantage point of the mid-1990s, several factors in this analysis look very different.She took refuge behind an angel's wings and, from this vantage point, spied upon her family.
Origin vantage point (1800-1900) vantage ((1300-1400)) from Old French avantage; → ADVANTAGE
van·tage point nounChineseSyllable
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vantage point
vantage point /ˈvɑːntɪdʒ pɔɪnt $ ˈvæn-/ (also vantage) noun [countable]
 Date: 1800-1900
 Origin: vantage (1300-1400) from Old French avantage; advantage
1. a good position from which you can see something:
    From my vantage point on the hill, I could see the whole procession.
2. a 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.


vant·age pointBrE /ˈvɑːntɪdʒ pɔɪnt/ 🔊NAmE /ˈvæntɪdʒ pɔɪnt/ 🔊 (also formal vant·age) nouna position from which you watch sth; a point in time or a situation from which you consider sth, especially the past (观察事物的)有利地点;(尤指回顾过去的)有利时刻,有利形势The cafe was a good vantage point for watching the world go by. 从这家小餐馆能清楚地看到人生百态。🔊🔊From the vantage point of the present, the war seems to have achieved nothing. 依目前的情况来看,这场战争似乎一无所获。🔊🔊