advantage (subs.) Copy link Outline I. Benefit1. bŏnum (a real good)2. commŏdum3. commŏdītas4. ēmŏlŭmentum5. opportūnĭtas6. fructus, ūs7. ūtĭlĭtas8. ūsus, ū9. rēs, rĕi, f. (in certain phr.)II. Superiority • advantage (subs.): I. Benefit: 1. bŏnum (a real good): the greatest a.s are those which belong to the mind itself, b. maxima sunt quae in ipso animo versantur, Cic.: it was for their a. that the man should be killed, iis occidi hominem bono fuit, Cic.: for whose adv. was it? cui bono fuit? Cic.: the adv.s of peace, pacis bona, Tac. 2. commŏdum: to derive great adv. from anything, magnum c. (multa c.) ex aliqua re capere, Cic.: Ter.: to neglect one's own adv., c. suum praetermittere, praeterire, Cic.: the adv.s of peace, pacis commoda, Cic.: with adv., commodo, Cic.; per commodum, Liv. 3. commŏdītas: friendship includes very great adv.s, maximas c. amicitia continet, Cic. 4. ēmŏlŭmentum: by no a. are good men induced to deceive, boni nullo e. impelluntur in fraudem, Cic.: the adv.s of peace, emolumenta pacis, Tac. 5. opportūnĭtas: between such men friendship has great adv.s, tales inter viros amicitia magnas op. habet, Cic.: this kind of fortification has very great adv.s for the defence of cities, hoc opus ad defensionem urbium summam habet op., Caes.: adv. of ground, op. loci, Cic. 6. fructus, ūs: I have derived very great adv. from your letter, ex tuis literis cepi (percepi) f. maximum, Cic.: the adv.s of riches, f. divitiarum, Cic. 7. ūtĭlĭtas: Tiro affords me wonderful adv.s, Tiro mirabiles u. mihi praebet, Cic. 8. ūsus, ū: they discovered what adv. we could derive from every beast, invenerunt quem ex quaque bellua u. habere possemus, Cic.: that thing had happened to the adv. of Gaul, ea res ex usu Galliae acciderat, Caes. 9. rēs, rĕi, f. (in certain phr.): it is not for your adv. that I should die, ex tua re non est ut ego emoriar, Pl.: upon you it depends whether I shall do this in vain, or with adv., id frustra an ob rem faciam in vestra manu situm est, Sall. Phr.. to take adv. of any one's ignorance, alicujus ignorantiam sibi quaestui habere (cf. Cic. Off. 2, 22, 77): I have taken my own adv. into account, duxi meam rationem, Cic.: to consult any one's adv., alicui consulere, Cic.: to be of adv. to any one, alicui prodesse, utilem esse (v. TO DO GOOD): to buy with adv. (i. e. cheap), bene emere, Cic.: Pl.: Aristippus appeared to adv. in every hue (of life), omnis Aristippum decuit color, Hor.: many women show to adv. with the hair neglected, neglecta decet multas coma, Ov. (v. to be becoming) in that cause Cicero did not appear to adv., *in ea causa minus placuit C. (v. also TO BE OF ADV.) II. Superiority: Phr.: the enemy had the adv. of us in number, hostes nobis numero praestabant, Caes.: in the cavalry battle our men had the adv., equestri proelio nostri superiores fuerunt, Caes.: the Romans had the adv., res Romana erat superior, Liv.: v. benefit, gain, interest.
ADVANTAGE Copy link • ADVANTAGE 1. conimodum (advantage: also of the adrantages belonging to an office): utilitas (serviceableness, advantage to be derived from anything): fructus (the produce of anything, the profit we derive from a harvesit, possession, bisiness, etc.): lucrum (opposed to damnum: gain, generally): quaestus (gain sought for and earned by trade or any continued labor): compendium (a saving: according to Döderlein, “a single gain of considirable amount” opposed to dispendium): emolumentum (according to Döderlein “opposed to detrimentum: gain falling to one’s share without any exertion of one’s own:” all the other authorities make it the opposite “gain designedly aimed at, and obtained by our own exertions:” nulla emolumenta laborum, Juv.). Advantage of ground, loci opportunitas. To derive advantage from, utilitatem or fructum ex aliqua re capere or percipere: lucrum or quaestum ex aliqua re facere. It is of advantage to me, est e re mea; est in rem meam; est mihi utlitati. To be of advantage to, utilem esse, usui esse, ex usu esse (to be serviceable): utilitatem or usum praebere, utilitatem afferre: prodesse, conducere: to anybody, esse ex usu alicujus: esse ex re or in rem alicujus (of a thing): alicui prodesse, etc. (of persons and things). To do anything with advantage to himself, aliquid ad suam utilitatem facere. To have an eye to his own advantage, aliquid ad fructum suum referre: privato suo commodo servire (of the habit). To have a keen or sharp eye to his own advantage, ad suum fructum callere or callidum esse. Superiority, principatus, prior locus: excellentia, praestantia (excellence). To have the advantage of anybody, aliquo potiorem, priorem esse; aliquem antecedere. In anything, aliqua re praestare alicui or superare, vincere aliquem. Circumstances of advantage (as properties): virtus (any mental excellence): bonum (any good thing, valuable property): laus (any property that deserves praise in the eyes of another). External advantages, externa bona; bona in specie posita. Advantages of mind and body, bona animi et corporis. The advantage was with the Romans, i. e., the victory, res Romana erat superior. In the skirmishes the Gabini mostly had the advantage, parvis proeliis Gabina res plerumque superior erat. Opportunity of gain unfairly taken: to take advantage of anything, ex aliqua re suam occasionem petere (e.g., ex incommodo alicujus): aliquid quaestui habere: aliquid in suum turpissimum quaestum conferre (of several things, Cic.). To advantage: to appear to advantage, placere; solito magis placere, etc. Not to appear to advantage, parum placere; solito minus placere; displicere. To be dressed to advantage, vestiri honeste (opposcd to quod satis est: vestiri mid.). Advantage-ground, locus opportunus: loci opportunitas: figuratively, locus excelsus et illustris (Cic.). 2. v. prodesse (to be or make for anybody: opposed to obesse, to make against him: ad aliquid): conducere (to contribute to his advantage: ad or in aliquid: only in 3d sing. and plur.): expedire (to extricate: hence to be of advantage in difficult circumstances: ad aliquid): esse ex usu alicujus, esse ex re or in rem alicujus (to be for his interest). To advantage anybody little, longe alicui abesse (of a thing). Intransitively, utilem esse: Usui esse: ex usu esse: utilitatem or usum praebere; utilitatem ufferre: prodesse, conducere.