名词
1. 器械;器具
An instrument is a tool or device that is used to do a particular task, especially a scientific task.
2. 乐器
A musical instrument is an object such as a piano, guitar, or flute, which you play in order to produce music.
3. 仪器;仪表
An instrument is a device that is used for making measurements of something such as speed, height, or sound, for example on a ship or plane or in a car.
4. 工具;手段;被他人利用的人
Something that is an instrument for achieving a particular aim is used by people to achieve that aim.
5. see also: stringed instrument;wind instrument
1. the means whereby some act is accomplished
e.g. my greed was the instrument of my destruction
science has given us new tools to fight disease
Synonym: tool
2. a device that requires skill for proper use
3. any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds
Synonym: musical instrument
4. the semantic role of the entity (usually inanimate) that the agent uses to perform an action or start a process
Synonym: instrumental role
5. (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right
Synonym: legal documentlegal instrumentofficial document
6. a person used by another to gain an end