| 单词 | instrumental |
| 释义 | instrumental (once / 1044 pages) adj Instrumental music involves just instruments — no singing. But you could also say that the conductor is instrumental to — or a critical part of — an orchestra's success. If you like instrumental music, you dislike vocals. An instrumental song is one without a singer, and there can be instrumental passages of any song, where the band just plays and the singer is quiet. But this word also means something like useful. You could say that Martin Luther King was an instrumental part of the civil rights movement because he was such an important part of it. WORD FAMILYinstrumental: instrumentalism, instrumentality, instrumentally+/instrument: instrumental, instrumentalist, instrumentation, instrumented, instruments/instrumentalist: instrumentalists/instrumentality: instrumentalities/instrumentation: instrumentations USAGE EXAMPLESHow instrumental was he in your musical education? BBC(Jan 02, 2017) It was considered instrumental in Russian manoeuvres to annex Crimea in 2014 and subsequent interference in eastern Ukraine. The Guardian(Dec 30, 2016) Cutler’s return from a sprained right thumb was just as instrumental as Howard in the first game against Minnesota. Washington Times(Dec 30, 2016) 1adj serving or acting as a means or aid instrumental in solving the crime Syn implemental, subservient helpful providing assistance or serving a useful function 2adj relating to or designed for or performed on musical instruments instrumental compositions an instrumental ensemble Ant vocal relating to or designed for or using the singing voice |
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