instance /ˈɪnstəns/ CET4 TEM4

• 1. 

  PHRASE You use for instance to introduce a particular event, situation, or person that is an example of what you are talking about. 例如

  例：

  In sub-Saharan Africa today, for instance, gross investment accounts for roughly 15% of national income.

  例如，在如今的撒哈拉以南的非洲国家，总投资大约占国民收入的15％。

• 2. 

  N-COUNT An instance is a particular example or occurrence of something. 例子

  例：

  ...an investigation into a serious instance of corruption.

  …对一例严重腐败事件的调查。

• 3. 

  PHRASE You say in the first instance to mention something that is the first step in a series of actions. 首先 [非正式]

  例：

  In the first instance your child will be seen by an ear, nose and throat specialist.

  你的孩子首先要由耳鼻喉专家诊查。