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instance
例子；实例
核心释义
A particular example or case of something.
- 1.
场合；发生次序。
An occasion; an order of occurrence.
- 2.
某事的发生
an occurrence of something
- 3.
作为例证或先例的事例；说明性例子。
A case offered as an exemplification or a precedent; an illustrative example.
- 4.
典型例子
an item of information that is typical of a class or group
- 5.
一系列重复出现的场合或事例之一,本质上相同。
One of a series of recurring occasions, cases, essentially the same.
- 6.
被创建或实例化的特定事物,如数据库,或面向对象编程中类的对象。
A specific occurrence of something that is created or instantiated, such as a database, or an object of a class in object-oriented programming.
- 7.
为每个玩家或每队玩家复制的地下城或其他区域,使每个玩家或队伍拥有该区域的私人副本,与其他玩家隔离。
A dungeon or other area that is duplicated for each player, or each party of players, that enters it, so that each player or party has a private copy of the area, isolated from other players.
- 8.
此类地下城或其他区域的单个副本。
An individual copy of such a dungeon or other area.
情况；场合；实例；副本；场合；发生次序。；某事的发生
用法In use
In this instance, the software failed to update correctly.
用法提示：此句中的 "instance" 用作名词，指“情况，场合”。
She gave several instances of successful teamwork during the meeting.
用法提示：此句中的 "instances" 是 "instance" 的复数形式，指“例子，实例”。
For instance, you could try a different approach to solve the problem.
用法提示：此句中的 "instance" 用在短语 "for instance" 中，意为“例如”，引出具体例子。
another instance occurred yesterday
for instance
用于列举例子，相当于“例如”。
For instance, the weather was terrible.
例如，天气很糟糕。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- for instance
- 例如
- For instance, consider the following case.例如，考虑以下情况。
- in this instance
- 在这种情况下
- In this instance, we must act quickly.在这种情况下，我们必须迅速行动。
- in the first instance
- 首先，最初
- In the first instance, we should gather all evidence.首先，我们应该收集所有证据。
- instance of
- ……的例子
- This is a clear instance of discrimination.这是歧视的一个明显例子。
- at the instance of
- 应……的要求
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
将"in"（在）和"stance"（姿势）结合，想象每个具体姿势都是一个实例。
语境与语域Context & Register
多用于正式或技术性语境（如学术、法律、计算机），但在‘for instance’等短语中也常见于一般口语。
语法说明Grammar Note
常用于固定短语'for instance'（例如）
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All words share the spelling ending -ance, but their pronunciations vary. Words like distance, assistance, resistance, and substance have the unstressed /əns/ ending but different stressed vowels and initial consonants. Entrance also has /əns/ but with a different first vowel. Circumstance ends in /æns/, not /əns/. None are true rhymes with instance.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
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