1SEEa 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。
2OPINIONa 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 point• We enjoyed the lights of Los Angeles from a vantage point high above the city.• From your currentvantage point, you are well positioned to see how alcohol can get at these painfibers.• 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 pictorialsuccess.• From her piggybackvantage 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 refugebehind an angel's wings and, from this vantage point, spied upon her family.
Originvantage point
(1800-1900) vantage ((1300-1400)) from Old Frenchavantage; → ADVANTAGE