advantages

n.优势；有利条件

vt.有利于

For a goalkeeper,it's a great advantage to have big hands. 对于守门员来说,有一双大手是很大的优势。

Rich has an advantage over you since he can speak German. 理奇比你占优势，因为他会讲德语。

It is an advantage if you know how to type. 如果你会打字,对你将有利。

Voice training will be to your advantage if you plan to go into the theatre. 如果你想当演员,进行发音训练对你是有好处的。

Such action will advantage our cause. 这样的行动有益于我们的事业。

It would advantage him to go abroad. 出国会对他有好处。

在the advantages of e-mail over telegram中注意搭配使用的是over；

advantage后接的介词of与over可替换，表示相同意思。 You have the advantage of/over me in experience.你比我有经验。

advantage的基本意思是“有利条件,优势”,指条件、环境、地位等优于他人或其他事物,而不指物质方面的好处,是可数名词。常与介词over连用,指“与…相比的长处”; 作“优越性”解,其后还可接介词to。

advantage还可作“利益,益处”解,是不可数名词,其后可接介词from或in。

advantage偶尔还可用作动词，意思是“使处于有利地位；有利于；有助于”，是及物动词。例如：Boston was also advantaged with the neighbourhood of the country's oldest college.波士顿也因附近有本国最古老的学院而得益不少。

n.不利；不利条件；损害；损失