- An instrument is usually a tool for making music, like a piano or a guitar, but it can also be used for almost any kind of tool or thing you use to get something done.
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- n. 仪器；工具；乐器；手段；器械
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1. surgical instruments, optical instruments, precision instruments
外科器械；光学、精密等仪器
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2. instruments of torture
刑具
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3. Is he learning an instrument?
他在学习演奏乐器吗？
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4. the flight instruments
飞行仪表
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5. the instrument panel
仪表盘
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6. The law is not the best instrument for dealing with family matters.
法律并不是处理家庭问题的最佳方法。
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7. an instrument of change
促成变革的措施
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8. an instrument of fate
受命运摆布的人
- instrument (n.) late 13c., "musical instrument, mechanical apparatus for producing musical sounds," from Old French instrument, enstrument "means, device; musical instrument" (14c., earlier estrument, 13c.) and directly from Latin instrumentum "a tool, an implement; means, furtherance; apparatus, furniture; ornament, dress, embellishment; a commission, authorization; a document," from instruere "arrange, prepare, set in order; inform, teach," literally "to build, erect," from in- "on" (from PIE root *en "in") + struere "to pile, build" (from PIE *streu-, extended form of root *stere- "to spread").
in·stru·ment ★ / ˈɪnstrəmənt ; NAmE ˈɪnstrəmənt / noun 1 ★ a tool or device used for a particular task, especially for delicate or scientific work 器械；仪器；器具 ◆ surgical/optical/precision, etc. instruments 外科器械；光学、精密等仪器 ◆ instruments of torture 刑具 2 ★ = musical instrument ◆ Is he learning an instrument? 他在学习演奏乐器吗？ ◆ brass/stringed, etc. instruments 铜管乐器、弦乐器等 3 ★ a device used for measuring speed, distance, temperature, etc. in a vehicle or on a piece of machinery （车辆、机器的）仪器，仪表 ◆ the flight instruments 飞行仪表 ◆ the instrument panel 仪表盘 4 ( formal) something that is used by sb in order to achieve sth; a person or thing that makes sth happen 促成某事的人（或事物）；手段 instrumentfor sth/for doing sth ◆ The law is not the best instrument for dealing with family matters. 法律并不是处理家庭问题的最佳方法。 instrumentof sth ◆ an instrument of change 促成变革的措施 5 instrumentof sb/sth ( formal) a person who is used and controlled by sb/sth that is more powerful 受利用（或控制）的人；工具 ◆ an instrument of fate 受命运摆布的人 6 ( law 律 ) a formal legal document 文据；正式法律文件 instrument instruments instrumented instrumenting in·stru·ment / ˈɪnstrəmənt ; NAmE ˈɪnstrəmənt /
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