upper hand

短语

n. 优势, 上风, 有利地位

发音

AU

词形变化

the upper hand upper hands upper hands 复数

别名

upperhand

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Advantage or control.

    习语 不可数
  2. 2.

    The place of honour accorded to a social superior when walking together; the right of way in walking

    废旧 不可数

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

whip hand

上位词 1

superiority

词源

From Middle English over hond, from Old English ofer- + hand (superior control; superior position). Not, as supposed, from a card game or counting-out game.

来源：wiktionary