词典释义：
an example or single occurrence of something
例子，事例
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a serious instance of corruption 严重的腐败事例
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the search finds every instance where the word appears .搜索出了这个单词出现的每一个例子。
a particular case
具体事件
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in this instance it mattered little .在这一事件中，这一点无关紧要。
cite (a fact, case, etc.) as an instance or example
以（事实，案例）为例
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I instanced Bob as someone whose commitment had certainly got things done .我以鲍勃为例，说明全力以赴就可以成就事情。
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at first instance Law at the first court hearing concerning a case 【律】 初审时 -
参见
COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE .at the instance of formal at the request or instigation of 〈正式〉 应…的要求，经…的请求；在…的鼓动下prosecution at the instance of the police . 应警方要求进行的起诉 -
for instance as an example 例如take Canada, for instance . 以加拿大为例 -
in the first （或second 等）instance in the first （or second etc.） place; at the first （or second etc.） stage of a proceeding 首先（或其次等等）；第一步（或第二步等等）the appointment will be for three years in the first instance . 首先，任期为期三年
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for instance 例如；比如
真题例句：
"Middle English： via Old French from Latin
