单词 | instance |
释义 | Word Frequency instance(ˈɪnstəns) noun 1. a case or particular example 2. for instance 3. a specified stage in proceedings; step (in the phrases in the first, second, etc, instance) 4. urgent request or demand (esp in the phrase at the instance of) 5. logic a. an expression derived from another by instantiation b. substitution (sense 4b) 6. archaic motive or reason verb (transitive) 7. to cite as an example Word origin C14 (in the sense: case, example): from Medieval Latin instantia example, (in the sense: urgency) from Latin: a being close upon, presence, from instāns pressing upon, urgent; see instant |
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