a projecting corner or angle of a wall or building (墙或建筑物的)隅,外角
常用词组 coign of vantage
a favourable position for observation or action (观察或行动的)有利地位,有利位置
语源
late Middle English: variant of coin. The phrase coign of vantage was first used by Shakespeare (Macbeth i. iv. 7), and later popularized by Sir Walter Scott