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instance 音標拼音: ['ɪnstəns] n. 例子,事例,實例;場合,情況
vt. 舉…為例,引證;用例子說明 例子,事例,實例;場合,情況舉…為例,引証;用例子說明 instance事例 instance實例 instance n 1: an occurrence of something; " it was a case of bad judgment"; " another instance occurred yesterday"; " but there is always the famous example of the Smiths" [ synonym: { case}, { instance}, { example}] 2: an item of information that is typical of a class or group; " this patient provides a typical example of the syndrome"; " there is an example on page 10" [ synonym: { example}, { illustration}, { instance}, { representative}] v 1: clarify by giving an example of [ synonym: { exemplify}, { illustrate}, { instance}] Instance \ In" stance\, n. [ F. instance, L. instantia, fr. instans. See { Instant}.] [ 1913 Webster] 1. The act or quality of being instant or pressing; urgency; solicitation; application; suggestion; motion. [ 1913 Webster] Undertook at her instance to restore them. -- Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster] 2. That which is instant or urgent; motive. [ Obs.] [ 1913 Webster] The instances that second marriage move Are base respects of thrift, but none of love. -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] 3. Occasion; order of occurrence. [ 1913 Webster] These seem as if, in the time of Edward I., they were drawn up into the form of a law, in the first instance. -- Sir M. Hale. [ 1913 Webster] 4. That which offers itself or is offered as an illustrative case; something cited in proof or exemplification; a case occurring; an example; as, we could find no instance of poisoning in the town within the past year. [ 1913 Webster PJC] Most remarkable instances of suffering. -- Atterbury. [ 1913 Webster] 5. A token; a sign; a symptom or indication. -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] { Causes of instance}, those which proceed at the solicitation of some party. -- Hallifax. { Court of first instance}, the court by which a case is first tried. { For instance}, by way of example or illustration; for example. { Instance Court} ( Law), the Court of Admiralty acting within its ordinary jurisdiction, as distinguished from its action as a prize court. Syn: Example; case. See { Example}. [ 1913 Webster]
Instance \ In" stance\, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. { Instanced}; p. pr. & vb. n. { Instancing}.] To mention as a case or example; to refer to; to cite; as, to instance a fact. -- H. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster] I shall not instance an abstruse author. -- Milton. [ 1913 Webster]
Instance \ In" stance\, v. i. To give an example. [ Obs.] [ 1913 Webster] This story doth not only instance in kingdoms, but in families too. -- Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster] 97 Moby Thesaurus words for " instance": abetment, adduce, anatomize, article, as an example, aspect, atomize, call to mind, case, case history, case in point, circumstantiate, citation, cite, cite a particular, count, cross reference, datum, demonstrate, demonstration, descend to particulars, detail, document, element, emblem, encouragement, enter into detail, event, example, exemplar, exemplification, exemplify, explanation, exponent, facet, fact, factor, for example, for instance, give a for- instance, give full particulars, goading, ground, illustrate, illustration, improper suggestion, incidental, indecent proposal, insistence, item, itemize, matter, minor detail, minutia, minutiae, motion, name, needling, object lesson, occurrence, particular, particularize, pass, point, precedent, pressing, pressure, pricking, prodding, proof, proposal, proposition, quotation, quote, reason, reference, regard, relevant instance, representative, request, resolution, respect, sample, sampling, say, sexual advance, specify, specimen, spell out, spurring, substantiate, suggestion, symbol, thing, type, typical example, urging |
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