standpoint

noun
🔊/ˈstændpɔɪnt/
🔊/ˈstændpɔɪnt/
[usually singular]
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  1. an opinion or a way of thinking about ideas or situations立场;观点 synonym perspective
    • a political/theoretical standpoint 政治/理论立场
    • from a… standpoint We must approach the problem from a different standpoint.我们必须换一种角度来处理这个问题。
    • from the standpoint of somebody He is writing from the standpoint of someone who knows what life is like in prison.他从一个了解监狱生活的人的立场写作。🔊🔊
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    • We should try to adopt a more positive standpoint.我们应该尽力采取更加积极的立场。
    • From a practical standpoint, there's a desperate need for cheaper housing.从实际的角度来看,迫切需要便宜的住房。
    • He has written the book from the standpoint of someone who has experienced political persecution.他是从经历过政治迫害的人的角度写这本书的。
    • This is a purely theoretical standpoint that has no basis in reality.这纯粹是理论观点,没有实际依据。
    Topics Opinion and argumentc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • different
    • objective
    • personal
    verb + standpoint
    • adopt
    • approach something from
    • view something from
    preposition
    • from the standpoint of
    • from this, that, etc. standpoint
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