insta
insta — 名詞
- instasingular
- instasplural
1. a short, informal way of referring to Instagram, the social media app used for s
IG；IG平台
Instagram 社群平台的簡稱
a short, informal way of referring to Instagram, the social media app used for sharing photographs and short videos.
Fatima spends about an hour every morning scrolling through Insta before getting out of bed.
Fatima 每天早上起床前會花大約一小時滑 Insta。
collocation: scroll through Insta
Guo posted the wedding photos on Insta and got over two hundred likes within minutes.
Guo 把婚禮照片發上 Insta，幾分鐘內就獲得兩百多個讚。
collocation: post on Insta
I deleted the Insta app from my phone last month to focus on studying for exams.
我上個月為了專心準備考試，把手機裡的 Insta 刪掉了。
Boris checked Insta during his lunch break and saw a video of a puppy learning to swim.
Boris 午餐休息時看了一下 Insta，看到一支小狗學游泳的影片。
用法筆記
Commonly used in spoken and informal written contexts. The full form 'Instagram' is preferred in formal writing.
常見錯誤
2. a particular person's Instagram account, viewed as their personal page on the pl
個人帳號
某人的 Instagram 帳號頁面
a particular person's Instagram account, viewed as their personal page on the platform.
Qing's Insta is full of beautiful landscape photos from her hiking trips around Taiwan.
Qing 的 Insta 主頁上滿是她環台健行時拍的絕美風景照。
collocation: [possessive] + Insta
Andre follows over four hundred accounts, but his own Insta only has twelve posts.
Andre 追蹤了四百多個帳號，但他自己的 Insta 只有十二則貼文。
Xin sent me a link to her Insta so I could see the pictures from the graduation party.
Xin 傳了她的 Insta 連結給我，讓我看畢業派對的照片。
Suki changed her Insta to private after a stranger started leaving strange comments on her photos.
Suki 把 Insta 設為不公開，因為有個陌生人開始在她的照片下留奇怪的留言。
用法筆記
Frequently used with a possessive determiner (my Insta, his Insta, etc.) to refer to someone's account page rather than the platform itself.
常見錯誤
insta — 動詞
- instapresent simple I / you / we / they
- insta — instas — insta'd — instaingverb conjugation
- instas3rd person singular
- instaing-ing form
- instaedpast simple
1. to share a photograph, video, or story on the Instagram social media platform.
發 IG 貼文
將照片或影片上傳到 Instagram
to share a photograph, video, or story on the Instagram social media platform.
Pablo insta'd a photo of the sunset from the top of Elephant Mountain in Taipei.
Pablo 在 Insta 上發了一張從台北象山山頂拍的日落照。
past tense: insta'd
Lucia always instas her homemade dumplings before letting anyone eat them.
Lucia 總是在大家開動之前，先把她親手做的水餃拍照發上 Insta。
third person: instas
Elena spent twenty minutes arranging the bowl of fruit before instaing it for her food blog.
Elena 花了二十分鐘擺好那碗水果，才拍照上傳到她的美食部落格。
Samir said he would insta the video of the street parade later tonight after editing it.
Samir 說他晚一點剪好片之後，會把街頭遊行的影片發上 Insta。
Rosa rarely instas anything because she prefers to enjoy the moment without a phone screen.
Rosa 很少發 Insta 貼文，因為她比較喜歡不拿手機、好好享受當下。
文法句型
insta + noun phrase
用法筆記
The past tense and past participle are often written as 'insta'd' in informal writing, though 'instaed' is also seen. Avoid in formal or academic contexts.
常見錯誤
insta — 字首
1. used before adjectives and nouns to form informal compounds meaning 'instant' or
即時；速成
表示立即或快速的前綴
used before adjectives and nouns to form informal compounds meaning 'instant' or 'immediate', suggesting something happens very quickly or is available without delay.
The brand launched an insta-calm app that helps users relax in under two minutes.
該品牌推出了一款即時冷靜 App，幫助使用者在兩分鐘內放鬆下來。
compound: insta-calm
Young people today expect an insta-fix for every problem instead of working through it slowly.
現在的年輕人遇到問題就想要速效解法，而不願意慢慢處理。
compound: insta-fix
A student bought an insta-noodle cup for lunch because she only had three minutes between classes.
有個學生買了一杯即食泡麵當午餐，因為她兩堂課之間只有三分鐘空檔。
The website promises an insta-loan approval, but the interest rates are very high.
那個網站標榜貸款快速核准，但利率非常高。
文法句型
insta- + adjective
insta- + noun
用法筆記
This prefix is productive in informal English — speakers create new compounds freely. The hyphen is almost always kept. The compound is usually written without a space.
2. used before adjectives and nouns to form informal compounds meaning 'on Instagra
IG 相關；IG 網紅
表示 Instagram 平台或社群相關的前綴
used before adjectives and nouns to form informal compounds meaning 'on Instagram' or 'relating to the Instagram platform'.
The café became insta-famous after a pop star posted a photo of their matcha latte.
那家咖啡廳因為一位流行歌手發了一張抹茶拿鐵的照片而變成 IG 熱門打卡點。
compound: insta-famous
A travel blogger spent an hour finding the perfect insta-worthy spot for the group photo at the night market.
有個旅遊部落客花了一小時在夜市裡尋找適合拍照上傳 IG 的完美角落。
compound: insta-worthy
A young photographer bought a ring light and a tripod to improve the quality of his insta-content.
有個年輕攝影師買了環形燈和三腳架，用來提升他 IG 內容的畫質。
The restaurant designed a pink wall outside specifically for insta-bait photos to attract younger customers.
那間餐廳在外面特地設計了一面粉紅色的牆，用來吸引年輕顧客拍照上傳 IG。
文法句型
insta- + adjective
insta- + noun
用法筆記
Hyphenation is standard. Some very common compounds (e.g. 'insta-famous') may lose the hyphen over time in informal use, but the hyphen remains the safe choice in writing.