instalment

英 [ɪnˈstɔːlmənt]

美 [ɪnˈstɔːlmənt]

n.  (分期付款的)一期付款; (报章连载小说的)一节; (电视连续剧的)一集

复数：instalments　

IELTS

Collins.1 / BNC.8067

牛津词典

noun

• （分期付款的）一期付款
  one of a number of payments that are made regularly over a period of time until sth has been paid for
  1. We paid for the car by/in instalments .
     我们以分期付款买了这辆车。
  2. The final instalment on the loan is due next week.
     贷款的最后一期付款下个星期到期。
  3. They were unable to keep up (= continue to pay regularly) the instalments.
     他们未能继续按时交付这笔分期付款。
• （报章连载小说的）一节；（电视连续剧的）一集
  one of the parts of a story that appears regularly over a period of time in a newspaper, on television, etc.

柯林斯词典

in AM, use 美国英语用 installment


• N-COUNT (分期付款的)一期付款
  If you pay for something ininstalments, you pay small sums of money at regular intervals over a period of time, rather than paying the whole amount at once.
  1. The first instalment of £1 per share is payable on application.
     每股1英镑的首期付款应在申请时交付。
  2. ...the first month's interest instalment on the loan.
     贷款第一个月的利息还款
• N-COUNT (故事、计划等的)部分;(分期出版的)分册
  Aninstalmentof a story or plan is one of its parts that are published or carried out separately one after the other.
  1. ...the disappointing third instalment of the Highlander series.
     “挑战者”系列令人失望的第三部

英英释义

noun

• the act of installing something (as equipment)
  1. the telephone installation took only a few minutes
  Synonym:installationinstallinginstallment
• a part of a published serial
  Synonym:installment
• a part of a broadcast serial
  Synonym:episodeinstallment

双语例句

• It's no less than you deserve yet it's just the first instalment of a significant reward.
  这正是你应得的，而且它只是一个显著酬赏的开始。
• He pays off his creditor in twelve instalment.
  他分12次付还了债主的钱。
• The film, at least in the first instalment, glosses over such ambivalence.
  至少在第一部中，影片掩盖了这种矛盾心理。
• However, the loan redemption amount generally consists of the initial loan amount, less the instalment amounts already paid for, plus the total interest.
  然而，贷款赎回金额通常包括初步贷款金额，较小的分期付款金额已经买了，再加上总感兴趣。
• We offer instalment plans for credit card purchases.
  我们提供刷卡分期付款。
• Above all it will make you yearn for Rowling's next instalment.
  更甚者，它将会让你更渴望罗琳的下一本连载。
• In recent years, the contract of instalment buying and selling is increasing.
  近年来，分期付款买卖的合同越来越多。
• In this final, seventh instalment of the Harry Potter series, J.
  在这哈利波特系列的第七部&也是最后一部书中，J。
• We have adopt, for example, payment by instalment, compensation trade and so on.
  例如，我们已经采用了分期付款、补偿贸易等等。
• This instalment highlights the importance of immunizations in the first year of life, of continuing to breastfeed-and to introduce solid foods-when babies reach six months.
  这部分连载突出在生命的第一年免疫接种和继续母乳喂养的重要性并介绍婴儿长到6个月时的固体食物。