
好词典

源自拉丁语 'instantia'(在场,紧迫),通过古法语 'instance' 进入英语,原指紧急情况,后演变为具体案例的含义。
❶ 指特定情况或事件的具体例子,常用于说明某种模式或规则下的个别情况。
“There have been several instances of theft in this neighborhood recently.”
(最近这个社区发生了好几起盗窃事件。)
“This is one of the rare instances when the system fails.”
(这是系统罕见的故障情况之一。)
for instance — 用于举例说明,相当于 'for example',在正式和非正式场合都常用。
“Many animals, for instance, bears, hibernate during winter.”
(许多动物,比如熊,会在冬季冬眠。)