| 释义 |
in·struc·tion
I. \-kshən\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English instruccioun, from Middle French & Late Latin; Middle French instruction, from Late Latin instruction-, instructio, from Latin, act of constructing, act of arranging, from instructus (past participle of instruere to instruct) + -ion-, -io -ion — more at instruct
1. : something that instructs or is imparted in order to instruct: as
a. : lesson, precept
< children should profit from the instructions of their elders >
b. obsolete : information, news, report
c.
(1) : something given by way of direction or order — usually used in plural
< gave the maid instructions to wait for the grocer >
(2) : information in the form of an outline of procedures : directions — usually used in plural
< the instructions for assembling the model >
2. : action, practice, or profession of one that instructs : teaching
< new theories of instruction >
< engaged in instruction rather than active service >
3. : the quality or state of being instructed
< where instruction is more widely diffused — Havelock Ellis >
II. noun
: a code that tells a computer to perform a particular operation |