Search results for ‘instance’
English Dictionary (1-1 of 1)
- instance
- ['ɪnstəns]
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- 1. a case or particular example
- 2.
a specified stage in proceedings; step (in the phrases in the first, second, etc, instance )
- 3.
urgent request or demand (esp in the phrase at the instance of )
- 4. an expression derived from another by instantiation
- 5. See substitution
- 6. motive or reason
- 7. to cite as an example
- 8. C14 (in the sense: case, example): from Medieval Latin instantia example, (in the sense: urgency) from Latin: a being close upon, presence, from inst a ns pressing upon,...
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Examples (1-5 of 26)
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in the first instance
- 首先
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Brown, for instance, used to be a simple earth color, but now it's perceived as more elegant.
- 比如说棕色,过去被看作是土地的颜色,现在表示的却是高贵。
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in the first instance
- 起初
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for instance
- 例如
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in the first instance
- 首先
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