advantaged
/ədˈvɑːntɪdʒd/ (bre, ipa) · /ədˈvæntɪdʒd/ (ame, ipa) · /əd-ˈvan-tijd/ (ame, mw) · /ədˈvɑːn.tɪdʒd/ (bre, ipa) · /ædˈvæn.t̬ɪdʒd/ (ame, ipa)
advantaged — adjective
- advantagedpositive
- more advantagedcomparative
- most advantagedsuperlative
1. having more money, support, education, or useful connections than many other peo
having more money, support, education, or useful connections than many other people, so you begin life in a stronger position
Students from advantaged families often enter school with more books at home.
collocation: advantaged families
Putri attended an advantaged school with small classes and new science labs.
Children in more advantaged areas usually have safer parks and cleaner streets.
Compared with his cousins, Matthew was advantaged by private lessons and family contacts.
- privileged
Often carries a stronger social or political tone than the more neutral 'advantaged'
- better-off
More everyday and usually focused first on money or living conditions
- favored
Suggests receiving special treatment rather than having broader life advantages
- disadvantaged
Direct opposite in discussions of unequal resources or opportunities
- underprivileged
Emphasizes social and economic hardship, often in formal contexts
文法句型
advantaged family / student / area
more advantaged than
用法筆記
Common in formal writing about education, income, or social background. Often used in comparisons such as "more advantaged than" and before nouns like "students", "areas", and "families".
常見錯誤
advantaged — noun
1. people who are in a stronger social or financial position than others and theref
people who are in a stronger social or financial position than others and therefore have more chances, support, and protection
The charity asked the advantaged to share time as well as money.
pattern: the advantaged as a group noun
In the film, the advantaged live uphill while workers crowd the riverbank.
Ritu's essay argued that the advantaged rarely notice hidden barriers.
Policy makers often hear from the advantaged before poorer families speak.
- the privileged
Commoner term, often with a stronger suggestion of inherited social power
- the better-off
More everyday and usually centered on money rather than wider advantages
- the wealthy
Narrower, focusing mainly on money rather than education or social access
- the disadvantaged
Direct opposite group in policy and inequality discussions
- the poor
Focuses mainly on lack of money rather than the full lack of opportunity
文法句型
the advantaged
the advantaged and the disadvantaged
用法筆記
Usually appears with "the" to name a social group as a whole, especially in discussions of inequality. It is more formal and less common than saying "people who are better off".