instrumental

[.instru'mentl]

adj.仪器的, 乐器的, 有帮助的, 可做为手段的
n.器乐曲, [语]工具格

例句与用法：

I like instrumental music better than vocal music.

我喜欢器乐胜于声乐。

Our artistic director was instrumental in persuading the orchestra to come.

我们的艺术指导帮助请来管弦乐队。

His instrumental works are popular amongst the students.

他的器乐曲在学生中很受欢迎。

I was instrumental in catching the criminal.

我曾经协助捉拿这罪犯。

词形变化：

副词: instrumentally |

a.

1. 可作为手段的; 有帮助的[F][(+in/to)]

Her help was instrumental in tracking down the criminal.

她的协助对追捕到罪犯起了相当作用。

2. (使用)器械的; (使用)仪器的

instrumental navigation

仪表导航

3. 用乐器演奏的; 为器乐谱写的

He composed both vocal and instrumental music.

他既谱写声乐曲也谱写器乐曲。

4. 【哲】工具主义的

5. 【语】工具格的

n.[C]

1. 器乐曲

2. 【语】工具格; 工具字(或词组)

instrumental

名词复数：instrumentals

词形变化：

副词: instrumentally |

同义词：

contributory | active | involved | helpful | influential | music | implemental | subservient |

反义词：

vocal |

词义辨析：

同义参见:

music

instrumental[,instru'mentəl; ,instrə-]adj.1.■器械的；仪器的；仪表的；使用器械(或仪器等)的2.■作为手段(或工具)的；有帮助的；起作用的3.■用乐器演奏的；为乐器谱曲的4.■【语法学】工具格的；工具格词缀的5.■【心理学】工具性条件(或作用)的；操作性条件(或反射)的6.■【哲学】工具主义的n.1.■器乐曲2.■【语法学】工具格；工具词3.■[废语]手段

1. serving as an instrument or means in pursuing an aim or policy
   作为工具（或手段）的
   the Society was instrumental in bringing about legislation.
   这一社团是促成立法的工具。
   ■relating to something's function as an instrument or means to an end
   起工具（或手段）作用的；起重要作用的
   a very instrumental view of education and how it relates to their needs.
   教育及其与他们的需要有何关联的起重要作用的观点。
   
2. (of music) performed on instruments, not sung
   （音乐）用乐器演奏的
   a largely instrumental piece.
   一首主要由乐器演奏的乐曲。
   ■relating to musical instruments
   与乐器有关的
   brilliance of instrumental colour.
   乐器音色的清亮。
   
3. of or relating to an implement or measuring device
   器具的；仪器的
   instrumental error.
   仪表误差。
   instrumental delivery of a baby.
   用仪器分娩婴儿。
   
4. (Grammar)denoting or relating to a case of nouns and pronouns (and words in grammatical agreement with them) indicating a means or instrument
   (语法)工具格的
   

1. a piece of (usually non-classical) music performed solely by instruments, with no vocals
   器乐曲（通常指非古典音乐）
   
2. (the instrumental)(Grammar)the instrumental case
   (语法)工具格
   ■a noun in the instrumental case
   工具格名词
   

1. late Middle English: via French from medieval Latin instrumentalis, from Latin instrumentum, from the verb instruere (see instruct)
   

instrumental

形容词 instrumental:

relating to or designed for or performed on musical instruments

serving or acting as a means or aid

同义词：implemental, subservient

instrumental

■Sanxu was purely instrumental, either solo, alternating or ensemble.

"散序"是的器乐表演，有独奏、轮奏或合奏;

■Dr. Volkow's work has been instrumental in demonstrating that drug addiction is a disease of the human brain.

Volkow博士的工作帮助证明了药物成瘾是人脑的一种疾病。

■Several people have been instrumental in the field of psychology.

一些人在心理学领域起了很大作用。

■An instrumental or vocal composition in triple time.

一种三拍的器乐或声乐作品

■An instrumental piece composed of a series of variations, as a suite.

一种组曲由一系列变奏曲组成的乐曲篇章，作为一个整体

■A percussion instrument consisting of a piece of metal in the shape of a triangle open at one angle.

三角铁一种打击乐器，由一块三角形的金属构成，在三角形的一个角开口

■Dissonance in some intervals of a keyboard instrument tuned to a system of unequal temperament.

不协调音适应不规则的音律系统的键盘乐器在某些音程中的不协调音

■Not stopped by a finger. Used of a string or hole of an instrument.

不用手指按压的不用手指按住而通过弦或小孔结束的

■The viola is a stringed instrument.

中提琴是一种弦乐器。

■Branching out from solo instrumental offerings to more eclectic releases, Windham Hill signed Shadowfax in 1982.

为从乐器独奏的形式中脱胎换骨发行更具有多样性的专辑，“温得海姆山”音乐公司于1982年签约了“幻影传真”乐队。

■Be instrumental in doing sth for sb.

为某人干某事出力。

■Vocal or instrumental sounds possessing a degree of melody, harmony, or rhythm.

乐音有节奏、旋律或和声的人声或乐器音响

■Vocal or instrumental sounds possessing a degree of melody,harmony,or rhythm.

乐音有节奏、旋律或和声的人声或乐器音响。

■An instrumental passage in a vocal or choral composition.

交响曲:与歌唱或合唱相配合的一段乐器演奏的音乐。

■The remainder of their school time is devoted to music theory, instrumental lessons and practice.

他们其他的学时就用来学习乐理、乐器和进行练习。

■They sang without instrumental accompaniment--or, more accurately in their case, without any interference.

他们唱歌没有乐器伴奏--在他们这种情况下，更正确地说，是没有干扰。

■The remainder of their school time is devoted to music theory,instrumental lessons and practice.

他们在学校的其他时间就用来学习乐理、乐器和进行练习。

■The organization he had built up eventually became the instrument of his downfall.

他创建起来的组织到头来却成为促使他倒台的根本原因了。

■He had been instrumental in arranging the looking-over dinner in Paris.

他在安排巴黎的考察宴会方面显然起过作用。

■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。

■He is instrumental in the reunion of the two parties.

他对两党再次联合起到了促进作用。

■He is handy with any instrument.

他对任何工具的使用都很在行。

■His father was instrumental in getting him the job.

他找到这份工作，得力于父亲的帮助。

■He composed both vocal and instrumental music.

他既谱写声乐曲也谱写器乐曲。

■The characters in his works are instrumental for the release of his emotions.

他的作品只是从社会生活中撷取几个他所需要的人物作为道具来传达自己的情绪。

■His instrumental works are popular amongst the students.

他的器乐曲在学生中很受欢迎。

■Acting or serving as an agent; instrumental.

代理的，工具性的作为代理的；工具性的

■Instrumental analysis can be divided into elemental analysis and compound and molecule specific analysis.

仪器分析可分为元素分析和化合物及分子分析。

■A vocal or instrumental part that supports another, often solo, part.

伴唱，伴奏伴随其他部分（如独唱）的声部或器乐部

■Music A vocal or instrumental part that supports another, often solo, part.

伴唱，伴奏：伴随其他部分（如独唱）的声部或器乐部

■An instrument, especially a double bass, that produces tones in a low register.

低音乐器特别是低音提琴，产生出音域低的音调

■The lowest part in vocal or instrumental part music.

低音部分音调或乐器的部分音阶中最低的部分

■You cannot approbate and reprobate the same instrument.

你不能既批准而又摈弃同一文件。

■Which do you prefer doing? Songs that have lyrics or songs that are more instrumental?

你更喜欢做哪种呢?歌曲还是器乐?

■Your advice has been instrumental in settling the question.

你的劝告对决这个问题是有帮助的。

■Can you tell me which instrument to use for the experiment?

你能告诉我用哪台仪器做这试验吗？

■An instrument used to measure the rotation of the plane of polarization of polarized light passing through an optical structure or sample.

偏振计; 旋光计用来测量经过光学结构或样品的极化光的偏振平面旋转的一种仪器

■An instrument for measuring a property of light, especially luminous intensity or flux.

光度计用来测量光的性质、尤其是光的强度和通量的仪器

■British soldier and statesman who was instrumental in securing Great Britain's interests in India.

克莱夫，罗伯特1725－1774英国士兵、政治家，在保卫大不列颠在印度利益的过程中起过重要作用。

■Having or denoting a low vocal or instrumental range.

具有或者代表低音或者乐器的低音域。

■An instrument for examining visually the interior of a bodily canal or a hollow organ such as the colon, bladder, or stomach.

内窥镜，内视镜一种目测检查身体通道或中空器官，如结肠、膀胱或胃的内部的仪器

■An instrument or a method for inflicting such pain.

刑具造成这种痛苦的工具或手段

■A thin, sharpened side, as of the blade of a cutting instrument.

利刃一种薄而锋利的侧边，如切割用具的刀锋

■Made with or as if with a sharp instrument.

割开的用或好象用利器制成的

■An instrument used to measure acceleration.

加速计，测震仪用于测量加速度的仪器

■The state or quality of being instrumental.

助益起作用的状态或性质

■A woodwind instrument having a straight, cylindrical tube with a flaring bell and a single-reed mouthpiece, played by means of finger holes and keys.

单簧管，黑管一种管乐器，有直的圆筒形管身和一个外敞的管口及一个单簧吹口，以指孔和键的方式演奏

■The seller guarantees that the instrument contract for will be made of the best material with first-class workmanship.

卖方保证合同中订购的仪器是以第一流的工艺和最好的材料制造的。

■A toy instrument with a membrane that produces a sound when a player hums or sings into the mouthpiece.

卡祖笛一种当吹奏者向吹口处低吟或哼唱时一个膜能够发出声音的玩具乐器

■An instrument for recording variations in pressure, as of the blood, or in tension, as of a muscle, by means of a pen or stylus that marks a rotating drum.

压力记录器，记波器一种记录压力(如血压)或张力(如肌肉张力)变化的仪器，它通过一支笔或记录针的方式描出旋转的轨迹