instantiate

IPA/ɪnˈstæn.ʃɪ.eɪt/
KK[ˌɪnstˈænʃiˌet]IPA/ɪnˈstæn.ʃɪ.eɪt/

instantiate — 動詞

  • instantiatepresent simple I / you / we / they
  • instantiates3rd person singular
  • instantiating-ing form
  • instantiatedpast simple

1. to exist as a real example of something general, such as a quality, a principle,

1.動詞及物C1
釋義

體現

作為抽象概念的具體範例

to exist as a real example of something general, such as a quality, a principle, or a category — for instance, how a particular law case instantiates a legal doctrine, or how a specific design instantiates a broader idea

例句

Theo's award for community service instantiates the school's commitment to helping local families.

Theo 的社區服務獎體現了學校對幫助當地家庭的承諾。

noun + instantiates + abstract concept

The designers made sure their housing project instantiates the city's vision for sustainable growth.

設計師們確保他們的住宅項目體現了城市對永續發展的願景。

that-clause as object of 'made sure'

同義詞
  • exemplify

    More common than instantiate; suggests being a typical or characteristic example, especially to illustrate a point

  • embody

    Suggests a fuller, more complete representation — something that contains or expresses an idea in physical form

  • represent

    Much broader and more general; can cover symbolic, artistic, political, or commercial meanings

文法句型

noun phrase + instantiate + abstract noun

be instantiated by + noun phrase

用法筆記

Formal register, common in academic and technical writing. The subject is usually an abstract entity — a policy, design, work of art, or practice — rather than a person performing an action. The object is an abstract quality, principle, concept, or category.

常見錯誤

❌This poem instantiates about love.
✅This poem instantiates the theme of love.
💡'instantiate' takes a direct object; do not add a preposition after it.
❌I instantiated my idea in a drawing.
✅My drawing instantiates my idea for a new kind of chair.
💡The subject of 'instantiate' is the thing that serves as the example, not a person who 'creates' the example.