point of departure

n.[海]开航点,出发点

同：	[n.] jumping-off place, jumping-off point, springboard

a place from which an enterprise or expedition is launched
- one day when I was at a suitable jumping-off place I decided to see if I could find him
- my point of departure was San Francisco
[同] jumping-off place, point of departure
a beginning from which an enterprise is launched
- he uses other people's ideas as a springboard for his own
- reality provides the jumping-off point for his illusions
- the point of departure of international comparison cannot be an institution but must
[同] jumping-off point, point of departure, springboard

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