Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter I - Page 52
Insoluble (a.) Strong. "An insoluble wall." [Obs.] -- Holland
Insoluble (a.) (Of a substance) incapable of being dissolved [syn: insoluble, indissoluble] [ant: soluble].
Insoluble (a.) Admitting of no solution or explanation; "an insoluble doubt" [ant: soluble].
Insoluble (a.) Without hope of solution; "an insoluble problem".
Insolubleness (n.) The quality or state of being insoluble; insolubility. -- Boyle.
Insolvable (a.) Not solvable; insoluble; admitting no solution or explanation; as, an insolvable problem or difficulty. -- I. Watts.
Insolvable (a.) Incapable of being paid or discharged, as debts.
Insolvable (a.) Not capable of being loosed or disentangled; inextricable. "Bands insolvable." -- Pope.
Insolvable (a.) Not easily solved; "an apparantly insolvable problem"; "public finance...had long presented problems unsolvable or at least unsolved"- C.L.Jones [syn: insolvable, unsoluble, unsolvable, unresolvable].
Insolvencies (n. pl. ) of Insolvency
Insolvency (n.) The condition of being insolvent; the state or condition of a person who is insolvent; the condition of one who is unable to pay his debts as they fall due, or in the usual course of trade and business; as, a merchant's insolvency.
Insolvency (n.) Insufficiency to discharge all debts of the owner; as, the insolvency of an estate.
Insolvent (a.) Not solvent; not having sufficient estate to pay one's debts; unable to pay one's debts as they fall due, in the ordinary course of trade and business; as, in insolvent debtor.
Insolvent (a.) Not sufficient to pay all the debts of the owner; as, an insolvent estate.
Insolvent (a.) Relating to persons unable to pay their debts.
Insolvent (n.) One who is insolvent; as insolvent debtor; -- in England, before 1861, especially applied to persons not traders.
Insomnia (n.) Want of sleep; inability to sleep; wakefulness; sleeplessness.
Insomnious (a.) Restless; sleepless.
Insomnolence (n.) Sleeplessness.
Insomuch (adv.) So; to such a degree; in such wise; -- followed by that or as, and formerly sometimes by both. Cf. Inasmuch.
Insonorous (a.) Not clear or melodious.
Insooth (adv.) In sooth; truly.
Insouciance (n.) [F.] 不注意；不在乎 Carelessness; heedlessness; thoughtlessness; unconcern.
Insouciant (a.) 漫不經心的；不在乎的 Careless; heedless; indifferent; unconcerned.
Insoul (v. t.) 賦予靈魂 To set a soul in; reflexively, to fix one's strongest affections on.
Inspan (v. t. & i.) 套軛於（牛馬） To yoke or harness, as oxen to a vehicle. [South Africa]
Inspan (v.) Aattach a yoke or harness to; "inspan the draft animals" [ant: outspan].
Inspected (imp. & p. p.) of Inspect
Inspecting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Inspect
Inspect (v. t.) 檢查；審查；檢閱；視察 To look upon; to view closely and critically, esp. in order to ascertain quality or condition, to detect errors, etc., to examine; to scrutinize; to investigate; as, to inspect conduct.
Inspect (v. t.) To view and examine officially, as troops, arms, goods offered, work done for the public, etc.; to oversee; to superintend. -- Sir W. Temple.
Inspect (n.) Inspection. [Obs.] -- Thomson.
Inspect (v.) (v. i.) 進行檢查；進行視察 Look over carefully; "Please inspect your father's will carefully".
Inspect (v.) Come to see in an official or professional capacity; "The governor visited the prison"; "The grant administrator visited the laboratory" [syn: visit, inspect].
Inspect (v.) Examine carefully for accuracy with the intent of verification; "audit accounts and tax returns" [syn: audit, scrutinize, scrutinise, inspect].
Inspection (n.) 檢查，檢驗；審視；檢閱，視察 The act or process of inspecting or looking at carefully; a strict or prying examination; close or careful scrutiny; investigation. -- Spenser.
With narrow search, and with inspection deep, Considered every creature. -- Milton.
Inspection (n.) The act of overseeing; official examination or superintendence.
Trial by inspection (O. Eng. Law), A mode of trial in which the case was settled by the individual observation and decision of the judge upon the testimony of his own senses, without the intervention of a jury. -- Abbott.
Inspection (n.) A formal or official examination; "the platoon stood ready for review"; "we had to wait for the inspection before we could use the elevator" [syn: inspection, review].
Inspective (a.) 注意的 Engaged in inspection; inspecting; involving inspection.
Inspector (n.) [C] 檢查員；視察員；督察員；巡官 One who inspects, views, or oversees; one to whom the supervision of any work is committed; one who makes an official view or examination, as a military or civil officer; a superintendent; a supervisor; an overseer.
Inspector (n.) A police officer, typically holding a rank one below superintendent, and in some cases in charge of several precincts; as, inspector Clousseau is investigating the case.
Inspector general (Mil.), A staff officer of an army, whose duties are those of inspection, and embrace everything relative to organization, recruiting, discharge, administration, accountability for money and property, instruction, police, and discipline.
Inspector (n.) A high ranking police officer.
Inspector (n.) An investigator who observes carefully; "the examiner searched for clues" [syn: examiner, inspector].
Inspectorate (n.) 稽查員的職務 Inspectorship. [R.]
Inspectorate (n.) A body of inspectors.
Inspectorial (a.) 檢查員的（鑒定者的；監工的） Of or pertaining to an inspector or to inspection. [R.]
Inspectorship (n.) 稽查員的職務地位 The office of an inspector.
Inspectorship (n.) The district embraced by an inspector's jurisdiction.
Inspectorship (n.) The office of inspector.
Inspectress (n.) 女檢查員；（負責檢查旅館女服務員工作的）女監督 A female inspector.
Insperse (v. t.) To sprinkle; to scatter. [Obs.] -- Bailey.
Compare: Sprinkle
Sprinkle (v. t.) [With object and adverbial] 灑，噴淋；撒 [O] [（+on/ over/ with）]；使星星點點地分布於；點綴 [O] [（+over/ about/ with）] Cover (an object or surface) with small drops or particles of a substance.
‘I sprinkled the floor with water.’
Sprinkle (v. t.) [With object and adverbial] Scatter or pour (small drops or particles of a substance) over an object or surface.
‘Sprinkle sesame seeds over the top.’
Sprinkle (v. t.) [With object and adverbial] Distribute or disperse something randomly or irregularly throughout (something).
‘He sprinkled his conversation with quotations.’
Sprinkle (v. t.) [With object and adverbial] Place or attach (a number of things) at irregularly spaced intervals.
‘A dress with little daisies sprinkled all over it.’
Sprinkle (v. i.) (It sprinkles", "it is sprinkling, etc.) (North American) (No object) 灑；撒；下稀疏小雨 Rain very lightly.
‘It began to sprinkle.’
Sprinkle (n.) 稀疏小雨 [S1]；少量（散布著的東西）[S1] [（+of）] A small quantity or amount of something scattered over an object or surface.
‘A generous sprinkle of pepper.’
‘Fiction with a sprinkle of fact.’
Sprinkle (n.) [North American ] [In singular ] A light rain.
‘The rain grew from a mere sprinkle to a respectable drizzle.’
Sprinkle (n.) (Sprinkles) (North American) Tiny sugar strands and balls used for decorating cakes and desserts.
Compare: Scatter
Scatter (v.) [With object] 使消散；使分散；使潰散；撒；撒於……上；散布 [（+on/ over/ with）]；散播；撒播 [（+over）] Throw in various random directions.
‘Scatter the coconut over the icing.’
‘His family are hoping to scatter his ashes at sea.’
Scatter (v.) [With object] Cover (a surface) with objects thrown or spread randomly over it.
‘Sandy beaches scattered with driftwood.’
Scatter (v.) [With object] [Be scattered] [Usually with adverbial ] Occur or be found at intervals rather than all together.
‘There are many watermills scattered throughout the marshlands.’
Scatter (v.) [No object ] 消散；分散；潰散；零落地出現；（砲火等）散射 (Of a group of people or animals) Separate and move off quickly in different directions.
‘The roar made the dogs scatter.’
Scatter (v.) [With object] Cause (a group of people or animals) to move off quickly in different directions.
‘He charged across the foyer, scattering people.’
Scatter (v.) [With object] [Physics ] Deflect or diffuse (electromagnetic radiation or particles)
‘The light is scattered as it strikes particles suspended in the air.’
Scatter (v.) [With object] [Baseball ] Pitch (balls) effectively, allowing several hits but little or no scoring.
‘Workers pitcher, Michael Lewis picked up his third win of the season going the distance and scattering 10 hits, allowing 3 earned runs and striking out 6.’
Scatter (n.) 散；分散；潰散 [U]；散播；撒播 [U]；（砲火等）散射面 [U]；零星散布的東西；稀疏；少量 [S] [（+of）] A small, dispersed amount of something.
‘A scatter of boulders round the pothole mouth.’
Scatter (n.) [Statistics ] [Mass noun] The degree to which repeated measurements or observations of a quantity differ.
Scatter (n.) [Physics ] [Mass noun ] The scattering of light, other electromagnetic radiation, or particles.
Inspersion (n.) 撲粉法 The act of sprinkling. [Obs.] -- Chapman.
Inspeximus (n.) 已經檢閱（用於開封特許狀〔letters patent〕的開頭。之所以如此，因其起首語以國王名義〔Crown〕宣稱，「我們已檢閱以前這樣的特許狀的登錄〔enrollment〕」，此後即可逐字逐句記載授予的特權。） The first word of ancient charters in England, confirming a grant made by a former king; hence, a royal grant.
Inspeximus, () We have seen. A word sometimes used in letters-patent, reciting a grant, inspeximus such former grant, and so reciting it verbatim; it then grants such further privileges as are thought convenient. 5 Co. 54.
Insphered (imp. & p. p.) of Insphere
Insphering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Insphere
Insphere (v. t.) 使成球形；包圍 To place in, or as in, an orb a sphere. Cf. Ensphere.
Bright a["e]rial spirits live insphered In regions mild of calm and serene air. -- Milton.
Compare: Ensphere
Ensphere (v. t.) 置於球中；使成球形 To enclose in or as if in a sphere.
Inspirable (a.) Capable of being inspired or drawn into the lungs; inhalable; respirable; admitting inspiration.
Inspiration (n.) 靈感 [U] [S1]；鼓舞人心的人（或事物）[C]；【口】妙計，好辦法 [C] The act of inspiring or breathing in; breath; specif. (Physiol.), the drawing of air into the lungs, accomplished in mammals by elevation of the chest walls and flattening of the diaphragm; -- the opposite of expiration.
Inspiration (n.) The act or power of exercising an elevating or stimulating influence upon the intellect or emotions; the result of such influence which quickens or stimulates; as, the inspiration of occasion, of art, etc.
Your father was ever virtuous, and holy men at their death have good inspirations. -- Shak.
Inspiration (n.) (Theol.) A supernatural divine influence on the prophets, apostles, or sacred writers, by which they were qualified to communicate moral or religious truth with authority; a supernatural influence which qualifies men to receive and communicate divine truth; also, the truth communicated.
All Scripture is given by inspiration of God. -- 2 Tim. iii. 16.
The age which we now live in is not an age of inspiration and impulses. -- Sharp.
Plenary inspiration (Theol.), That kind of inspiration which excludes all defect in the utterance of the inspired message.
Verbal inspiration (Theol.), That kind of inspiration which extends to the very words and forms of expression of the divine message.
Inspiration (n.) Arousal of the mind to special unusual activity or creativity.
Inspiration (n.) A product of your creative thinking and work; "he had little respect for the inspirations of other artists"; "after years of work his brainchild was a tangible reality" [syn: inspiration, brainchild].
Inspiration (n.) A sudden intuition as part of solving a problem.
Inspiration (n.) (Theology) A special influence of a divinity on the minds of human beings; "they believe that the books of Scripture were written under divine guidance" [syn: divine guidance, inspiration].
Inspiration (n.) Arousing to a particular emotion or action [syn: inspiration, stirring].
Inspiration (n.) The act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing [syn: inhalation, inspiration, aspiration, intake, breathing in].
Inspirational (a.) 帶有靈感的；鼓舞人心的 Pertaining to inspiration.
Inspirational (a.) Imparting inspiration [2]; as, an inspirational sermon.
Inspirational (a.) Imparting a divine influence on the mind and soul.
Inspirationist (n.) 靈感論者 One who holds to inspiration.
Inspirator (n.) (Mach.) 吸入器；呼吸器 A kind of injector for forcing water by steam. See Injector, n., 2.
Inspiratory (a.) 吸氣的；吸入的 Pertaining to, or aiding, inspiration; as, the inspiratory muscles.
Inspire (v. t.) 鼓舞，激勵，驅使 [（+to）] [O2]； 賦予……靈感，給……以啟示；激起，喚起（感情，思想等）[（+in/ with）] To breathe into; to fill with the breath; to animate.
Inspire (v. t.) To infuse by breathing, or as if by breathing.
Inspire (v. t.) To draw in by the operation of breathing; to inhale; -- opposed to expire.
Inspire (v. t.) To infuse into the mind; to communicate to the spirit; to convey, as by a divine or supernatural influence; to disclose preternaturally; to produce in, as by inspiration.
Inspire (v. t.) To infuse into; to affect, as with a superior or supernatural influence; to fill with what animates, enlivens, or exalts; to communicate inspiration to; as, to inspire a child with sentiments of virtue.
Inspired (imp. & p. p.) of Inspire
Inspiring (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Inspire
Inspire (v. i.) 吸氣；賦予靈感 To draw in breath; to inhale air into the lungs; -- opposed to expire.
Inspire (v. i.) To breathe; to blow gently.
Inspire (v.) [ T ] (B2) 激勵，鼓舞 To make someone feel that they want to do something and can do it.
// His confident leadership inspired his followers.
// [ + to infinitive ] After her trip to Venezuela, she felt inspired to learn Spanish.
Inspire (v.) [ T ] (B2) 喚起，激起 To make someone have a particular strong feeling or reaction.
// She inspires great loyalty among her followers.
The captain's heroic effort inspired them with determination.
Inspire (v.) [ T ] (B2) 賦予靈感；激發（想法）To give someone an idea for a book, film, product, etc.
// A piece of music inspired by dolphin sounds.
The design of the car has inspired many imitations.
Inspired (a.) 有靈感的；得到啟示的；inspire的動詞過去式、過去分詞 Breathed in; inhaled.
Inspired (a.) Moved or animated by, or as by, a supernatural influence; affected by divine inspiration; as, the inspired prophets; the inspired writers.
Inspired (a.) Communicated or given as by supernatural or divine inspiration; having divine authority; hence, sacred, holy; -- opposed to uninspired, profane, or secular; as, the inspired writings, that is, the Scriptures.
Inspired (a.) Moved to a higher level of thought, creativity, or motivation.
Inspired (a.) Being of such surpassing excellence as to suggest inspiration by the gods; "her pies were simply divine"; "the divine Shakespeare"; "an elysian meal"; "an inspired performance" [syn: divine, elysian, inspired].
Inspired (a.) 卓越的；憑靈感創作的 Excellent, or resulting from inspiration.
// An inspired performance/ choice.
// An inspired suggestion/ guess.
Inspirer (n.) 鼓舞；啟發；吸氣 One who, or that which, inspirer. "Inspirer of that holy flame." -- Cowper.
Inspirer (n.) A leader who stimulates and excites people to action [syn: galvanizer, galvaniser, inspirer].
Inspiring (a.) 鼓舞人心的 Animating; cheering; moving; exhilarating; as, an inspiring or scene.
Inspiring (a.) Stimulating or exalting to the spirit [ant: {uninspiring}]
Inspirited (imp. & p. p.) of Inspirit
Inspiriting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Inspirit
Inspirit (v. t.) 激勵精神；鼓舞；使振作 To infuse new life or spirit into; to animate; to encourage; to invigorate.
The courage of Agamemnon is inspirited by the love of empire and ambition. -- Pope.
Syn: To enliven; invigorate; exhilarate; animate; cheer; encourage; inspire.
Inspirit (v.) Infuse with spirit; "The company spirited him up" [syn: spirit, spirit up, inspirit].
Inspissated (imp. & p. p.) of Inspissate
Inspissating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Inspissate
Inspissate (v. t.) (v. t.)（以煮沸或蒸發） 使濃縮；(v. i.) 濃縮 To thicken or bring to greater consistence, as fluids by evaporation.
Inspissate (a.) Thick or thickened; inspissated. -- Greenhill.
Inspissate (v.) Make viscous or dense; "thicken the sauce by adding flour" [syn: {thicken}, {inspissate}].
Inspissate (v.) Make thick or thicker; "Thicken the sauce"; "inspissate the tar so that it becomes pitch" [syn: {thicken}, {inspissate}] [ant: {thin}].
Inspissate (v.) Become thick or thicker; "The sauce thickened"; "The egg yolk will inspissate" [syn: {thicken}, {inspissate}] [ant: {thin}].
Inspissation (n.) 濃縮 The act or the process of inspissating, or thickening a fluid substance, as by evaporation; also, the state of being so thickened.
Inspissation (n.) The process of thickening by dehydration.
Inspissation (n.) The act of thickening [syn: thickening, inspissation].
Instabilities (n. pl. ) of Instability
Instability (n.) 不穩定（性），不穩固；不穩定現象（事件） The quality or condition of being unstable; want of stability, firmness, or steadiness; liability to give way or to fail; insecurity; precariousness; as, the instability of a building.
Instability (n.) Lack of determination of fixedness; inconstancy; fickleness; mutability; changeableness; as, instability of character, temper, custom, etc. --Addison.
Syn: Inconstancy; fickleness; changeableness; wavering;
unsteadiness; unstableness.
Instability (n.) An unstable order [ant: stability].
Instability (n.) Unreliability attributable to being unstable.
Instability (n.) A lack of balance or state of disequilibrium; "a hormonal imbalance" [syn: imbalance, instability, unbalance] [ant: balance].
Instability (n.) The quality or attribute of being unstable and irresolute [syn: instability, unstableness] [ant: stability, stableness].
Instable (a.) 不穩定的 Not stable; not standing fast or firm; unstable; prone to change or recede from a purpose; mutable; inconstant.
Instableness (n.) [U] (Archaic) 不穩定（性），不穩固；不穩定現象（事件） Instability; unstableness.
Instagram (n.) 是一款免費提供線上圖片及視訊分享的社交應用軟體，於2010年10月發布。它可以讓用戶用智慧型手機拍下相片後再將不同的濾鏡效果添加到相片上， 然後分享到 Facebook、Twitter、Tumblr 及 Flickr 等社群網路服務、或是 Instagram 的伺服器上。[6]
Instagram 的名稱取自「即時」 （英語：instant） 與 「電報」 （英語：telegram）兩個單詞的結合。因為創始人靈感來自即時成像相機，且認為人與人之間的相片分享「就像用電線傳遞電報訊息」，因而將兩個單詞結合成軟體名稱。[7] Instagram 的一個顯著的特點是，用它拍攝的相片為正方形，類似寶麗來即時成像相機拍攝的效果，而通常所使用的行動裝置的相機的縱橫比為4:3和16:9。2015年，在其7.5版本中，這一尺寸限制被取消 [8]。
Is a mobile, desktop, and Internet-based photo-sharing application and service that allows users to share pictures and videos either publicly, or privately to pre-approved followers. It was created by Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger, and launched in October 2010 as a free mobile app exclusively for the iOS operating system. A version for Android devices was released two years later, in April 2012, followed by a feature-limited website interface in November 2012, and apps for Windows 10 Mobile and Windows 10 in April 2016 and October 2016 respectively.
Instagram lets registered users upload photos or videos to the service. Users can apply various digital filters to their images, and add locations through geotags. They can add hashtags to their posts, linking the photos up to other content on Instagram featuring the same subject or overall topic. Users can connect their Instagram account to other social media profiles, enabling them to share photos to those profiles as well. Originally, a distinctive feature of Instagram was its confining of photos to a square; this was changed in August 2015, when an update started allowing users to upload media at full size. In June 2012, an "Explore" tab was introduced, showing users a variety of media, including popular photos and photos taken at nearby locations, trending tags and places, channels for recommended videos, and curated content. Support for videos was originally launched in June 2013, and had a 15-second maximum duration and limited quality, with Instagram later adding support for widescreen and longer videos. Private messaging, called Instagram Direct, was launched with basic photo-sharing functionality in December 2013, and has gradually received major updates incorporating more features, most notably text support and "disappearing" photos. In August 2016, Instagram introduced a "Stories" feature, letting users add photos to a 24-hour temporary story, with subsequent updates adding virtual stickers and augmented reality objects.
After its launch in 2010, Instagram rapidly gained popularity, with one million registered users in two months, 10 million in a year, and ultimately 800 million as of September 2017. Its users have uploaded over 40 billion photos to the service as of October 2015. As of April 2017, Instagram Direct has 375 million active users, while, as of June 2017, the Instagram Stories functionality has over 250 million active users. Instagram was acquired by Facebook in April 2012 for approximately US$1 billion in cash and stock. The popularity of Instagram has resulted in widespread community engagement, including dedicated "trends", in which users post specific types of photos on specific days of the week with a hashtag representing a common theme. Instagram has received positive reviews for its iOS app, and it has been named "one of the most influential social networks in the world". However, the company has been the subject of criticism, most notably for policy and interface changes, allegations of censorship, and illegal or improper content uploaded by users.
Installed (imp. & p. p.) of Install
Installing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Install
Install (v. t.) 任命，使就職 [（+in）]；安裝，設置；安頓，安置 [O] To set in a seat; to give a place to; establish (one) in a place.
Install (v. t.) To place in an office, rank, or order; to invest with any charge by the usual ceremonies; to instate; to induct; as, to install an ordained minister as pastor of a church; to install a college president.
Installation (n.) 就任，就職；就職典禮 [U] [C]；安裝，設置 [U]；裝置，設備 [C] The act of installing or giving possession of an office, rank, or order, with the usual rites or ceremonies; as, the installation of an ordained minister in a parish.
Installation (n.) The whole of a system of machines, apparatus, and accessories, when set up and arranged for practical working, as in electric lighting, transmission of power, etc.
Installment (n.) 就任，就職 [U]；安頓，安置[U]；安裝；設置 [U] [C] The act of installing; installation.
Take oaths from all kings and magistrates at their installment, to do impartial justice by law. -- Milton.
Installment (n.) The seat in which one is placed. [Obs.]
The several chairs of order, look, you scour; . . . Each fair installment, coat, and several crest With loyal blazon, evermore be blest. -- Shak.
Installment (n.) A portion of a debt, or sum of money, which is divided into portions that are made payable at different times; that portion of a debt payed back in any one payment; as, the next installment is due January first. Payment by installment is payment by parts at different times, the amounts and times being often definitely stipulated. -- Bouvier.
Installment (n.) A part of a broadcast serial.
Syn: episode.
Installment (n.) A part of a published serial.
Installment (n.) A payment of part of a debt; usually paid at regular intervals.
Installment (n.) A part of a broadcast serial [syn: episode, installment, instalment].
Installment (n.) A part of a published serial [syn: installment, instalment].
Installment (n.) The act of installing something (as equipment); "the telephone installation took only a few minutes" [syn: installation, installing, installment, instalment].
Instamp (v. t.) See Enstamp.
Compare: Enstamp
Enstamp (v. t.) To stamp; to mark as with a stamp; to impress deeply.
It is the motive . . . which enstamps the character. -- Gogan.
Instance (n.) [C] 例子，實例 [（+of）]；情況，場合；請求，建議 The act or quality of being instant or pressing; urgency; solicitation; application; suggestion; motion.
Undertook at her instance to restore them. -- Sir W. Scott.
Instance (n.) That which is instant or urgent; motive. [Obs.]
The instances that second marriage move Are base respects of thrift, but none of love. -- Shak.
Instance (n.) Occasion; order of occurrence.
These seem as if, in the time of Edward I., they were drawn up into the form of a law, in the first instance. -- Sir M. Hale.
Instance (n.) That which offers itself or is offered as an illustrative case; something cited in proof or exemplification; a case occurring; an example ; as, we could find no instance of poisoning in the town within the past year.
Most remarkable instances of suffering. -- Atterbury.
Instance (n.) A token; a sign; a symptom or indication. -- Shak.
Causes of instance, Those which proceed at the solicitation of some party. -- Hallifax.
Court of first instance, The court by which a case is first tried.
For instance, By way of example or illustration; for example.
Instance Court (Law), The Court of Admiralty acting within its ordinary jurisdiction, as distinguished from its action as a prize court.
Syn: Example; case. See Example.
Instanced (imp. & p. p.) of Instance
Instancing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Instance
Instance (v. t.) 舉……為例；引證 To mention as a case or example; to refer to; to cite; as, to instance a fact. -- H. Spenser.
I shall not instance an abstruse author. -- Milton.
Instance (v. i.) To give an example. [Obs.]
This story doth not only instance in kingdoms, but in families too. -- Jer. Taylor.
Instance (n.) An occurrence of something; "it was a case of bad judgment"; "another instance occurred yesterday"; "but there is always the famous example of the Smiths" [syn: case, instance, example].
Instance (n.) An item of information that is typical of a class or group; "this patient provides a typical example of the syndrome"; "there is an example on page 10" [syn: example, illustration, instance, representative].
Instance (v.) Clarify by giving an example of [syn: exemplify, illustrate, instance].
Instance () An individual object of a certain class.
While a class is just the type definition, an actual usage of a class is called "instance". Each instance of a class can have different values for its instance variables, i.e. its state. (1998-03-06)
Instance () Civil and French law. It signifies, generally, all sorts of actions and judicial demands. Dig. 44, 7, 58.
Instancy (n.) 緊急，迫切 Instance; urgency. [Obs.]
Those heavenly precepts which our Lord and Savior with so great instancy gave. -- Hooker.
Instancy (n.) The quickness of action or occurrence; "the immediacy of their response"; "the instancy of modern communication" [syn: immediacy, immediateness, instantaneousness, instancy].
Instancy (n.) The quality of being insistent; "he pressed his demand with considerable instancy" [syn: imperativeness, instancy].
Instant (a.) 立即的，即刻的； 緊迫的，迫切的；迫在眉睫的；（食品）速食的；即溶的 Pressing; urgent; importunate; earnest.
Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer. -- Rom. xii. 12.
I am beginning to be very instant for some sort of occupation. -- Carlyle.
Instant (a.) Closely pressing or impending in respect to time; not deferred; immediate; without delay.
Impending death is thine, and instant doom. -- Prior.
Instant (a.) Present; current.
The instant time is always the fittest time. -- Fuller.
Note: The word in this sense is now used only in dates, to indicate the current month; as, the tenth of July instant.