instance
n.例子，实例
释义2：
instance
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◙ noun1. an example or single occurrence of something• 例子，事例 »a serious instance of corruption. 严重的腐败事例。 »the search finds every instance where the word appears. 搜索出了这个单词出现的每一处地方。 a particular case• 具体情况 »in this instance it mattered little. 这个情况下，这一点无关紧要。◙ verb1. [with obj.] cite (a fact, case, etc.) as an instance or example• 以（事实、案例）为例 »I instanced Bob as someone whose commitment had certainly got things done. 我以鲍勃为例，说明一个人全力以赴就可以成就事情。【IDIOMS】
◘ at first instance1. [Law] at the first court hearing concerning a case• [律] 初审时。--› see
court of first instance ◘ at the instance of1. [formal] at the request or instigation of• [正式] 应…的要求，经…的请求；在…的鼓动下 »prosecution at the instance of the police. 应警方要求进行的起诉。◘ for instance1. as an example• 例如 »take Canada, for instance. 以加拿大为例。◘ in the first [或second 等] instance1. in the first (or second etc.) place; at the first (or second etc.) stage of a proceeding• 首先（或其次等）；第一步（或第二步等） »the appointment will be for three years in the first instance. 首先，任期为期三年。【语源】
1. Middle English: via Old French from Latin instantia 'presence, urgency', from instare 'be present, press upon', from in- 'upon' + stare 'to 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 instantia 'example to the contrary' (translating Greek enstasis 'objection'); hence the meaning ‘single occurrence’
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