instance 音标拼音: ['ɪnstəns]
n . 例子,事例,实例;场合,情况
vt . 举…为例,引证;用例子说明
例子,事例,实例;场合,情况举…为例,引证;用例子说明
instance 事例
instance 实例
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 }.]
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1 .
The act or quality of being instant or pressing ;
urgency ;
solicitation ;
application ;
suggestion ;
motion .
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Undertook at her instance to restore them . --
Sir W .
Scott .
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2 .
That which is instant or urgent ;
motive . [
Obs .]
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The instances that second marriage move Are base respects of thrift ,
but none of love .
--
Shak .
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3 .
Occasion ;
order of occurrence .
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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 .
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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 .
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Most remarkable instances of suffering . --
Atterbury .
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5 .
A token ;
a sign ;
a symptom or indication . --
Shak .
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{
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 }.
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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 .
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I shall not instance an abstruse author . --
Milton .
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Instance \
In "
stance \,
v .
i .
To give an example . [
Obs .]
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This story doth not only instance in kingdoms ,
but in families too . --
Jer .
Taylor .
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97 Moby Thesaurus words for "
instance ":
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atomize ,
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case ,
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document ,
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example ,
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for example ,
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insistence ,
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motion ,
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proof ,
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quotation ,
quote ,
reason ,
reference ,
regard ,
relevant instance ,
representative ,
request ,
resolution ,
respect ,
sample ,
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sexual advance ,
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spurring ,
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suggestion ,
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thing ,
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typical example ,
urging
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