1)instrument　/ˈɪnstrumənt; ˋɪnstrəmənt/ n
    implement or apparatus used in performing an action, esp for delicate or scientific work 器具; 器械; 儀器
    a surgicalinstrument, eg a scalpel 外科器械(如手術(shù)刀)
    an opticalinstrument, eg a microscope 光學(xué)儀器(如顯微鏡)
    instruments of torture 刑具.
    apparatus for producing musical sounds, eg a piano, violin, flute or drum 樂器(如鋼琴﹑ 小提琴﹑ 笛或鼓)
    learning to play an instrument 學(xué)習(xí)演奏樂器
    the instruments of the orchestra 演奏管弦樂的樂器.
    measuring device giving information about the operation of an engine, etc or in navigation (發(fā)動機(jī)等或航海﹑ 航空中用的)測量儀器, 儀表
    a ship’s instruments 船用測量儀器
    [attrib 作定語] an instrument panel 儀表盤.
    (a) ~ of sb/sth person used and controlled by another person, organization, etc, often without being aware of it 受人利用或控制的人(常為不自覺的)
    eg：We humans are merely the instruments of fate. 我們?nèi)祟愔徊贿^是天命的工具.
    (b) ~ of sth person or thing that brings sth about 促成某事的人或物
    eg：The organization he had built up eventually became the instrument of his downfall. 他創(chuàng)建起來的組織到頭來卻成為促使他倒臺的根本原因了.
    ~ (of sth) formal (esp legal) document 正式的(尤指合法的)文件﹑文書
    eg：The king signed the instrument of abdication. 國王簽署了遜位的文告.
    2)instrumentation / ˏɪnstrumenˈteɪʃn; ˏɪnstrəmɛnˋteʃən/n [U]
    1 arrangement of music for instruments 為器樂的 編曲
    eg：The instrumentation is particularly fine. 這首器樂曲編得特別細(xì)致.
    2 instruments (instrument 3) 測量儀器; 儀表
    monitoring the spacecraft’s instrumentation 監(jiān)控宇航器的檢測儀表.
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