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仪器,器械,器具;手段;乐器用仪器装备
资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Instrument \In"stru*ment\, n. [F. instrument, L. instrumentum.
See {Instruct}.]
1. That by means of which any work is performed, or result is
effected; a tool; a utensil; an implement; as, the
instruments of a mechanic; astronomical instruments.
All the lofty instruments of war. --Shak.
2. A contrivance or implement, by which musical sounds are
produced; as, a musical instrument.
Praise him with stringed instruments and organs.
--Ps. cl. 4.
But signs when songs and instruments he hears.
--Dryden.
3. (Law) A writing, as the means of giving formal expression
to some act; a writing expressive of some act, contract,
process, as a deed, contract, writ, etc. --Burrill.
4. One who, or that which, is made a means, or is caused to
serve a purpose; a medium, means, or agent.
Or useful serving man and instrument, To any
sovereign state. --Shak.
The bold are but the instruments of the wise.
--Dryden.
Syn: Tool; implement; utensil; machine; apparatus; channel;
agent.
Instrument \In"stru*ment\, v. t.
To perform upon an instrument; to prepare for an instrument;
as, a sonata instrumented for orchestra.
资料来源 : WordNet®
instrument
n 1: a device that requires skill for proper use
2: the means whereby some act is accomplished; "my greed was
the instrument of my destruction"; "science has given us
new tools to fight disease" [syn: {tool}]
3: a person used by another to gain an end [syn: {pawn}, {cat's-paw}]
4: (law) a document that states some contractual relationship
or grants some right [syn: {legal document}, {legal
instrument}, {official document}]
5: the semantic role of the entity (usually inanimate) that the
agent uses to perform an action or start a process [syn: {instrumental
role}]
6: any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to
produce musical tones or sounds [syn: {musical instrument}]
instrument
v 1: equip with instruments for measuring, recording, or
controlling
2: write an instrumental score for [syn: {instrumentate}]
3: address a legal document to
资料来源 : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing
instrument
To install devices or instructions into hardware
or software to monitor the operation of a system or component.
(1996-05-22)