Tra từ point of departure - Từ điển WordNet v3.1

noun

1. 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
• Syn:
jumping-off place
• Hypernyms:
beginning, origin, root, rootage, source
2. 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 be the function it carries out
• Syn:
springboard, jumping-off point
• Hypernyms:
beginning, start, commencement