important in making something happen 起重要作用 The Conservation Trust performs an instrumental role in the protection of rural environments. 保護信托基金在保護農村環境方面發揮了重要作用。 - instrumental in (doing) something
He was instrumental in bringing about an end to the conflict. 他在終止沖突的過程中起了重要作用。 They were highly instrumental in bringing the business to Newtown. 在把業務引入紐敦過程中他們發揮了重大作用。
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made by or for musical instruments 用樂器演奏的；爲樂器譜寫的 instrumental music 器樂曲 The songs are largely instrumental. 這些歌曲以器樂爲主。
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grammar 語法 (in some languages 用於某些語言 in the form that a noun, pronoun or adjective has when it refers to a thing that is used to do something 工具格；工具詞 the instrumental case 工具格
Word Originlate Middle English: via French from medieval Latin instrumentalis, from Latin instrumentum, from the verb instruere, from in- ‘upon, towards’ + struere ‘pile up’.