English Dictionary

instrumental

IPA（発音記号）

/ɪnstɹəˈmɛntəl/

形容詞

essential or central; of great importance or relevance. / Serving as an instrument, medium, means, or agency.

日本語の意味

必要不可欠な、中心的な、または極めて重要・関連性が高い / 道具、手段、媒介、または機関として機能する

Her support was instrumental in securing the grant.

彼女の支援は助成金の獲得に不可欠でした。

意味（1）

essential or central; of great importance or relevance.

He was instrumental in conducting the business.

意味（2）

Serving as an instrument, medium, means, or agency.

Maxwell started back to his study, feeling that kind of satisfaction which a man feels when he has been even partly instrumental in finding an unemployed person a remunerative position.

意味（3）

(music) Pertaining to, made by, or prepared for an instrument, especially a musical instrument (rather than the human voice).

instrumental music

意味（4）

(grammar) Applied to a case expressing means or agency, generally indicated in English by by or with with the objective.

the instrumental case

more instrumental （ comparative ）

most instrumental （ superlative ）