4PHRASE [usually PHRASE after verb]在…的命令(或要求)下 If you do something at someone's instance, you do it because they have ordered or requested you to do it. 在…的命令(或要求)下 [formal]
The rally was organised at the instance of two senior cabinet ministers.
ADJECTIVE | VERB + INSTANCE | INSTANCE + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤countless, innumerable, many, multiple, numerous, several數不清的事例;無數的例子;許多事例;大量的事例;幾個例子▸➤few, occasional, rare很少的/偶然的/罕見的事例◇This is one of the few instances where the director does not succeed.這是這位導演少數不成功的作品之一。➤isolated個別事例▸➤certain, given, particular, specific某種情況;特定情況;特指的例子;具體實例◇Further information is required to determine the correct answer in any given instance.在任何情況下,要作出正確的回答都需要有更多的信息。➤documented, recorded, reported有文獻記載的/記錄在案的/有報道的實例◇There are many documented instances of mass hysteria.許多群發性癔症的實例有案可查。➤extreme極端事例▸➤notable, striking著名的/突出的事例▸➤classic典型事例◇This is a classic instance of Dostoevsky's writing operating on two levels.這是陀思妥耶夫斯基的寫作同時在兩個層面上展開的典型實例。VERB + INSTANCE➤give, provide, represent舉例;提供實例;是例證◇North America provides the most striking instance of European settlement on a grand scale.北美洲就是歐洲大規模移民最為突出的例證。➤describe, document, record, recount, report描述事例;記錄事例;敍述情形;報道實例◇Students described many instances in which they had felt uncomfortable speaking in class.同學們描述了感覺在課堂上發言不自在的種種情況。➤cite (sth as), take引用(⋯作為)例證;選取實例◇Experts cite the country as an instance where human rights violations could lead to international intervention.專家們以該國為例,說明侵犯人權有可能招致國際干預。◇To take a particular instance of this problem:...就此問題舉個例子:⋯➤recall, remember想起/記得實例◇I cannot recall any other instance in modern times in which a huge and mighty state crumbled to dust.我想不出當代還有哪個疆域遼闊、國力強大的國家像這樣分崩離析、灰飛煙滅。INSTANCE + VERB➤occur情況出現◇An instance of this controversy occurred last year.去年出現過類似的爭議。➤show sth事例表明⋯◇This instance shows how important it is to check that the machine is working properly before you use it.這一事例表明在使用前檢查機器運轉是否正常有多麼重要。PREPOSITION➤for instance (= for example)例如◇Murder, theft and tax evasion, for instance, all have different motives and consequences.例如,謀殺、盜竊和逃稅,它們都有不同的動機和後果。➤in... instance在⋯情況中◇In one instance, several people had their phones stolen.有一次好幾個人的手機都被偷了。◇It is not always helpful to draw analogies, but in this instance it is useful.進行類比並非總能有所助益,但在這種情形下還是有用的。➤instance of⋯的事例◇This is an instance of his general attitude to his employees.這個例子表明了他對待雇員的慣常態度。PHRASES➤in the first instance (formal) 首先◇In the first instance, a letter from your employer may be all you need.首先,你所需要的或許只是雇主寫的一封信。