advantaged
/ədˈvɑːntɪdʒd/ (bre, ipa) · /ədˈvæntɪdʒd/ (ame, ipa) · /əd-ˈvan-tijd/ (ame, mw) · /ədˈvɑːn.tɪdʒd/ (bre, ipa) · /ædˈvæn.t̬ɪdʒd/ (ame, ipa)
advantaged — 形容詞
- advantagedpositive
- more advantagedcomparative
- most advantagedsuperlative
1. having more money, support, education, or useful connections than many other peo
較有優勢
資源與機會比別人更多
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.
來自較有優勢家庭的學生，進學校時家裡往往已有更多書。
collocation: advantaged families
Putri attended an advantaged school with small classes and new science labs.
Putri 就讀的是一所較有優勢的學校，班級小，科學實驗室也很新。
Children in more advantaged areas usually have safer parks and cleaner streets.
較有優勢地區的孩子通常有更安全的公園和更乾淨的街道。
Compared with his cousins, Matthew was advantaged by private lessons and family contacts.
和表親相比，Matthew 因私人家教和家庭人脈而更有優勢。
- 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 — 名詞
1. people who are in a stronger social or financial position than others and theref
優勢群體
擁有較多資源與機會的人
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.
這個慈善團體呼籲優勢群體不只捐錢，也付出時間。
pattern: the advantaged as a group noun
In the film, the advantaged live uphill while workers crowd the riverbank.
在那部電影裡，優勢群體住在山坡上，工人們則擠在河邊。
Ritu's essay argued that the advantaged rarely notice hidden barriers.
Ritu 的文章主張，優勢群體很少注意到那些看不見的阻礙。
Policy makers often hear from the advantaged before poorer families speak.
政策制定者常先聽到優勢群體的聲音，之後才輪到較窮的家庭發言。
- 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".