单词 | instance |
释义 | instance n. & v. --n   1. an example or illustration of (just another instance of his lack of determination).   2. a particular case (that's not true in this instance).   3. Law a legal suit. --vtr. cite (a fact, case, etc.) as an instance. Phrases and idioms at the instance of at the request or suggestion of. court of first instance Law a court of primary jurisdiction. for instance as an example. in the first (or second etc.) instance in the first (or second etc.) place; at the first (or second etc.) stage of a proceeding. Etymology: ME f. OF f. L instantia (as INSTANT) |
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