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instead 意味

EN[ɪn.ˈstɛd] [-ɛd]
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    Definition of instead in English Dictionary

  • 副詞 (Adverb)
    1. In the place of something (usually mentioned earlier); as a substitute or alternative.
      1. I was going to go shopping, but I went dancing instead. ‎
  • より多くの例
    1. 文の途中で使用される
      • ‘It's rather like a beautiful Inverness cloak one has inherited. Much too good to hide away, so one wears it instead of an overcoat and pretends it's an amusing new fashion.’
      • My friends invited me out on Saturday, but instead I stayed in and watched television.
      • We like to drink skimmed milk instead so as to consume fewer calories.
    2. 文の初めに使われる
      • Instead of producing thrust, they cogenerate electricity and heat, meeting another goal of the sustainability plan.
      • Instead of allowing the juice after the incision to inspissate on the capsule, he collected it immediately, and dried it by artificial heat.
      • Instead of Punta Cana, its name for the last 27 years, the restaurant was now called Casa de Campo — the same as an ultraluxe resort in the Dominican Republic.
    3. 文の終わに使われる
      • If the bailiff does not find the witness at his home, he will post up a court warrant there instead.
      • As I write this, I wonder why I didn't wear my sleeveless blue-and-green sweater and coordinated coulotte skirt instead.
      • He got halfway out the door, thought better of it, and decided to stay home, instead.
  • 品詞階層 (Part-of-Speech Hierarchy)
    1. 副詞
      • 不可比較副詞
    関連リンク:
    1. en insteada
    2. en instead of
    出典: ウィクショナリー

    Meaning of instead for the defined word.

    文法的に、この単語"instead"は 副詞、より具体的に、不可比較副詞です。
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