instead
instead 英 [ɪnˈsted] 美 [ɪnˈstɛd]
adv. 代替；反而；
If you can't sign your name, make a cross instead. 如果你不会签名画个十字来代替。
Lee was ill so I went instead. 李病了，所以我代他去了。
- The adverb instead means in place of or as a substitute for something else. If your best friend has a temper tantrum every time you play miniature golf, maybe next time you should go to the movies instead.
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- adv. 代替；反而；
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1. If you can't sign your name, make a cross instead.
如果你不会签名画个十字来代替。
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2. Lee was ill so I went instead.
李病了，所以我代他去了。
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3. He didn't reply. Instead, he turned on his heel and left the room.
他没有回答，反而转身离开了房间。
- instead (adv.) 1590s, contraction of Middle English prepositional phrase ine stede (early 13c.; see stead), itself a loan-translation of Latin in loco (French en lieu de). Typically written as two words until mid-17c.
in·stead ★ / ɪnˈsted ; NAmE ɪnˈsted / adverb in the place of sb/sth 代替；顶替；反而；却 ◆ Lee was ill so I went instead. 李病了，所以我代他去了。 ◆ He didn't reply. Instead, he turned on his heel and left the room. 他没有回答，反而转身离开了房间。 ◆ She said nothing, preferring instead to save her comments till later. 她什么也没说，而是想稍后再作评论。 in·stead / ɪnˈsted ; NAmE ɪnˈsted /
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