英语单词

instance是什么意思

instance

英['ɪnst(ə)ns] |美['ɪnstəns]
    n.例子,实例;情况;要求,建议;[法]诉讼手续
    vt.举…为例
日语:実例 法语:exemple 德语:Beispiel 韩语:사례 俄语:instancia

牛津词典

noun

  1. 例子;事例;实例
    a particular example or case of sth
    1. The report highlights a number of instances of injustice.
      这篇报道重点列举了一些不公正的实例。
    2. In most instances, there will be no need for further treatment.
      多数情况下,不必继续治疗。
    3. I would normally suggest taking time off work, but in this instance I'm not sure that would do any good.
      我通常会建议休假,但就这个情况而言,我不敢保证休假会有什么好处。

verb

  1. 举…为例
    to give sth as an example


    词形变化

    名词复数形式:instances 过去分词:instanced 现在分词:instancing 过去式:instanced 第三人称单数:instances



    中文词源

    instance 例子,实例

    in-,进入,使,靠近,-st,站立,词源同stand,state.其原义为站在附近,紧急待命,后来用于指例子,实例。



    双语例句

    1. With major life traumas, like losing a loved one, for instance, the mind's first reaction is denial
      面对生活中的重大不幸,如失去至爱的人等,人们的第一反应就是拒绝接受。
    2. Teenage sex, for instance, may come not out of genuine desire but from a need to get love.
      例如,青少年的性行为可能并不是源于真正的情欲,而是出于一种对爱的需要。
    3. Ethiopia, for instance uses the equivalent of just twenty kilos of oil per head a year.
      比如说,埃塞俄比亚每年的人均消费支出仅相当于20公斤的石油。
    4. There are a number of improvements; for instance, both mouse buttons can now be used
      在许多地方有了改进,例如,鼠标的左右键都可以使用了。
    5. Let your child make some of the small decisions concerning his daily routine. For instance, allow him to choose what clothes he wears at the weekend.
      让孩子在日常生活中作一些小决定。比如,让他自己决定周末穿什么衣服。
    6. She cited an instance where their training had been a marvelous help in dealing with problems.
      她举了一个所受训练为解决问题帮了大忙的实例。
    7. In the first instance your child will be seen by an ear, nose and throat specialist
      你的孩子将首先由耳鼻喉专科医生来诊察。
    8. The post was for one year in the first instance with possible renewal to a further year.
      该岗位初始为一年期,有可能会再续聘一年。
    9. The rally was organised at the instance of two senior cabinet ministers.
      集会是应两位资深内阁大臣的要求组织的。
    10. They will be concerned to do the right thing — to dress properly, for instance.
      他们需要注意行为是否恰当——比如说,穿着得体。
    11. Mr Robins, suffering from selective amnesia about his role in the affair, was contradicted in nearly every instance by other witnesses.
      对于自己在该事件中所扮演的角色,罗宾斯先生患上了选择性失忆症,因此几乎在每次庭审中都会受到其他证人的反驳。
    12. A teacher should be good at drawing inferences about other cases from one instance.
      老师要善于举一反三。
    13. There are jobs more dangerous than truck driving; for instance, training lions.
      有的工作比驾驶卡车更危险,例如驯狮。
    14. It is not a unique instance, but has its counterpart.
      无独有偶。
    15. In the present instance, you are quite astray.
      这桩事上你可完全搞错啦!
    16. Can you give an instance of the boy's ability?
      你能举例说明那个男孩的才能吗?
    17. If you wish to join the club, you should apply to the Secretary in the first instance.
      如果你希望加入俱乐部,首先应向秘书提出申请。
    18. You cannot rely on her, for instance, she arrived an hour late for an important meeting yesterday.
      她这人靠不住,例如昨天一个重要会议,她竟迟到了一个小时。
    19. This ensures creation of a unique file name for each instance of the application in a cluster.
      这确保为集群中应用的每个实例创建惟一的文件名。
    20. Such authorization is usually based on a relationship between the user and the instance.
      这种授权通常建立在用户和实例之间的关系上。
    21. Listing 2 demonstrates the initial elements and attributes of the hierarchy within an XML schema instance.
      清单2展示了一个XML模式实例中的初始元素和属性的层次结构。
    22. This command instantiates all the instance related environment.
      这个命令实例化所有和环境相关联的实例。
    23. The systems described here have included one broker or queue manager instance that is active and one standby.
      这里描述的系统包含一个活动代理或队列管理器实例和一个备用实例。
    24. The variables VEH and VNS have one instance for each event handler instance that is started.
      对于已启动的每个事件处理程序实例,只能具有一个VEH和VNS变量的实例。
    25. In Linux and UNIX, the default instance name is called "db2inst1".
      在Linux和UNIX中,缺省的实例名称为“db2inst1”。
    26. This procedure supplies the information that instructs DB2 UDB on cassini that there is a database instance.
      这个过程通知cassini上的DB2UDB存在一个数据库实例。
    27. For instance, the customer has an IBM midrange mainframe system from the System z family.
      例如,客户拥有一个Systemz系列中的IBM中端大型机系统。
    28. This parameter starts an instance of the Firefox browser.
      这个参数启动一个Firefox浏览器实例。
    29. Close this instance of the browser and open a new one.
      关闭浏览器的这个实例并打开一个新实例。
    30. Files can be stored on the file system associated with the cloud instance.
      文件可以存储在与云实例相关联的文件系统上。


    语源

    Middle English: via Old French from Latin instantiapresence, urgency, from instarebe present, press upon, from in-upon + stareto stand. The original sense was urgency, urgent entreaty, surviving in at the instance of. In the late 16th cent. the word denoted a particular case cited to disprove a general assertion, derived from medieval Latin instantiaexample to the contrary (translating Greek enstasisobjection); hence the meaning ‘single occurrence’


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