instead

副词 adv.
中文释义
发音 ĭn-stěd'

英文释义

副词 adv.
  1. In the place of something (usually mentioned earlier); as a substitute or alternative. not-comparable
    — I was going to go shopping, but I went dancing instead.

词形变化

enstead alternative,obsolete in steed alternative,obsolete in stead alternative,obsolete 'nstead alternative,pronunciation-spelling

词源

From in + stead, from Middle English ine (“in”) + stede (“stead”). Related to German statt.
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