instance

1. PHRASE You use for instance to introduce a particular event, situation, or person that is an example of what you are talking about. 例如

In sub-Saharan Africa today, for instance, gross investment accounts for roughly 15% of national income. 例如，在如今的撒哈拉以南的非洲国家，总投资大约占国民收入的15％。

2. N-COUNT An instance is a particular example or occurrence of something. 例子

...an investigation into a serious instance of corruption. …对一例严重腐败事件的调查。

3. PHRASE You say in the first instance to mention something that is the first step in a series of actions. 首先[非正式]

In the first instance your child will be seen by an ear, nose and throat specialist. 你的孩子首先要由耳鼻喉专家诊查。