instance

instance, n.

1. An example or occurrence (there were 55 instances of reported auto theft in this small community last year).

2. The act of instituting legal proceedings (court of first instance).

3. Urgent solicitation or insistence (she applied for the job at the instance of her friend).

instance, vb. To illustrate by example; to cite (counsel instanced three cases for the court to consider).

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资深译员Kevin，毕业于亚洲顶尖的高级翻译学院，擅长翻译涉及能源和电力领域的法律文件。