English Dictionary

instrumental

/ɪnstɹəˈmɛntəl/

adj

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

Music is an instrumental part of my life.

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