instead

单词音标

instead音标[in\'sted]

汉语翻译

ad. 作为替代, 反而

相关词组:

instead of

英语解释

副词 instead:

in place of, or as an alternative to

同义词：alternatively, as an alternative, or else

on the contrary

同义词：rather

例句

If you can\'t sign your name, make a cross instead.

你如果不会签名，画一个十字也可以。

The shopkeeper gave us short weight: we got 7.5 kilos instead of 10 kilos.

店主给我们的分量不足: 应该10公斤我们只得到7.5公斤。

In other words, you\'ll come instead. Right?

换句话说，你将代替他来，对吗？

I made this cake specially, with brown sugar instead of white.

我特别地以红糖代替白糖做了这个蛋糕。

I gave him advice instead of money.

我给了他忠告，而不是钱。

详细解释

in.stead

adv.（副词）

In the place of something previously mentioned; as a substitute or an equivalent:

代替：取代先前提到的某物；作为替代品或等同物：

例句：

Having planned to drive, we walked instead.

我们以步行代替原先计划的驾车

In preference; as an alternative:

宁愿；作为可替代物的：

例句：

yearned instead for a home and family.

渴望家和家庭

来源：

Middle English in sted of [in place of]

中古英语 in sted of [代替]

in [in] * see in

in [在…里] *参见 in

stede [place] * see stead

stede [地方] *参见 stead

of [of] * see of

of […的] *参见 of