n. 有利條件;益處;優(yōu)越(性);處于支配地位;
vt. 有利于;有益于;促進(jìn);使處于有利地位;
vi. 得益,獲利;
?? advant前面+age表名詞 →利益,好處
"Take advantage of low-season airfares."
利用淡季飛機(jī)票價(jià)。
近義:overtaking, surpassing, improve, avail, profit, benefit
反義:disfavor, waste, dilapidation, hindrance, inconvenience, demerit
n. 不利,劣勢(shì),短處;損失;
?? dis不+advant前面+age名詞后綴→不利地位,缺點(diǎn)
"The fact that I was a foreigner was a big disadvantage."
我是外國(guó)人這事實(shí)對(duì)我十分不利。
近義:hindrance, inconvenience, demerit, drawback, handicap, hassle
反義:apropriateness, odds, avail, plus, preference, prerogative