| 释义 |
instance/ˈinst(ə)ns/ n. & v.●n. 1 an example or illustration of 实例；例证 just another instance of his lack of determination 是他缺乏决断力的又一个例证 2 a particular case 特殊情况 that's not true in this instance 在这种情况下那不是真实的 3 Law a legal suit 【法律】诉讼手续 ●v. tr. cite (a fact, case, etc.) as an instance 引证(事实、案件等)作为例证 □ at the instance of at the request or suggestion of 应…的请求(提议) □ for instance as an example 例如 □ in the first (or second etc.) instance in the first (or second etc.) place; at the first (or second etc.) stage of a proceeding 首先，第一(第二等)；第一(第二等)阶段 [Middle English via Old French from Latin instantia (as INSTANT)] |