As a point of departure的意思|示意

UML is arguably the best notation to use with Zachman because it does not pose dependencies on other methods and, hence, can act as a point of departure into both RUP and Zachman.

UML可被证明是Zachman使用的最好符号，因为它不依赖其他方法，因此可以作为RUP和Zachman的出发点。

With the conception of a university as point of departure, the dialogue explores the mode of education for first-class gtaduates, the courses to be offered, and curriculum designing.

在此以大学理念为着眼点，探讨培养一流本科生需要的培养模式、培养内容、课程建设等需要的基本条件。

The best use for it is to stand as a challenge and a departure point to make a better model. A real predictive model of a planetary society would

利用它的最好方式，是把它看成一个挑战，是建立更好的模型的一个新起点。

Instead, each chapter USES one of the naturalist's other books as a point of departure for a meandering, but ultimately enlightening, natural-history lesson.

书中的每一章节都以达尔文另一部著作为出发点，对自然史加以讨论：虽然篇幅可能略显冗长，但最终却发人深省。

Now love may serve as a point of departure, but there is a more basic one.

爱可以是出发点，但是还有一个基本出发点。

Each of these artists work within their own individual narratives that explore depth as a point of creative departure.

这三位艺术家均以个体叙事为创作基点，关照内心深处的境况。