单词 | instrument |
释义 | Word Frequency instrumentnoun (ˈɪnstrəmənt) 1. a mechanical implement or tool, esp one used for precision work surgical instrument 2. music any of various contrivances or mechanisms that can be played to produce musical tones or sounds 3. an important factor or agency in something her evidence was an instrument in his arrest 4. informal a person used by another to gain an end; dupe; tool 5. a measuring device, such as a pressure gauge or ammeter 6. a. a device or system for use in navigation or control, esp of aircraft b. (as modifier) instrument landing 7. a formal legal document verb (ˈɪnstrəˌmɛnt) (transitive) 8. another word for orchestrate (sense 1) 9. to equip with instruments Word origin C13: from Latin instrūmentum tool, equipment, from instruere to erect, furnish; see instruct |
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