"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"
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She won the women's national springboard championship in 1963. 她在1963年全国女子跳板跳水比赛中得了冠军。
Leaping is usually done with a springboard that catapults the performer high into the air. 跳跃运动通常利用能使表演者高高地弹入空中的跳板。
The college debating society was a natural springboard for her career in politics. 大学里的辩论社自然成了她从政的跳板。