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).
权威例句
1. From a concealed vantage point, he saw a car arrive.
他从一个隐蔽的有利位置望出去,看见一辆车开了过来。
2. 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世事的变迁。
3. From this vantage point he watched, his searching eye never missing a detail.
他从这个有利的地点观察,目光敏锐,不放过任何一个细节。
4. From today's vantage point, the 1987 crash seems just a blip in the upward progress of the market.
今天看来,1987年的崩盘似乎只是股市上升进程中的一次小小挫折。
5. The kernel of that message was that peace must not be a source of advantage or disad-vantage for anyone.