instrumental
instrumental 英 [ˌɪnstrəˈmentl] 美 [ˌɪnstrəˈmɛntl]
adj. 乐器的；起重要作用的
名词复数:instrumentals
- Instrumental music involves just instruments — no singing. But you could also say that the conductor is instrumental to — or a critical part of — an orchestra's success.
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- adj. 乐器的；起重要作用的
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1. He was instrumental in bringing about an end to the conflict.
他在终止冲突的过程中起了重要作用。
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2. instrumental music
器乐曲
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3. It is an instrumental work.
这是一部可以用乐器演奏的作品.
- instrumental (adj.) late 14c., "of the nature of an instrument, serving as a means to an end," from Old French instrumental, from Medieval Latin *instrumentalis, from Latin instrumentum "a tool, apparatus" (see instrument (n.)). Meaning "serviceable, useful" is from c. 1600. Of music, c. 1500; noun meaning "musical composition for instruments only" is attested by 1940. Related: Instrumentally; instrumentality.
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