advantage/əd'vɑːntɪʤ $ -'væn-/

n.

➊ sth that gives you a greater chance of success than others

➋ a good or useful quality or condition that sth has

n. [C; U]

➊ 优势：[advantage over sb] Her experience gave her a big advantage over her opponent. 她的经历使她比对手有更大的优势。

◇[advantage of sth] She has the advantage of a good education. 她受过良好教育，有优势。

➋ 优点，好处：[advantage of (doing) sth] the advantages of living in New York 住在纽约的种种好处

◇One advantage of playing the guitar is that it can give you a great deal of pleasure. 弹吉他的一个好处就是它能给你带来很多快乐。

take advantage of sth 利用：He is taking advantage of this opportunity to visit the museum. 他正利用这个机会去参观博物馆。

构词advance + t + -age

音组-tage/-tɪʤ/

cottage; postage; percentage; advantage

常犯错误

✗ The US has an advantage than the UK in software.

✓ The US has an advantage over the UK in software. 在软件方面，美国比英国更有优势。