instrumental

重要な役割を果たす、大きく貢献する

何かの実現や成功に大きく貢献する。

やさしい英語で： Very important in helping something happen or succeed.

• Her support was instrumental in our success.
• He was instrumental in finding a new home for the charity.
• Several local teachers played an instrumental role in the campaign.

使い方： be instrumental in doing something (She was instrumental in bringing the two sides together.); be instrumental in something (His advice was instrumental in our success.)

類義語： crucial, essential, key

よく使う表現： instrumental in something, instrumental role

器楽の、歌のない

歌を伴わず、楽器だけで演奏される。

やさしい英語で： Played on musical instruments, without anyone singing.

• I enjoy instrumental music.
• They recorded an instrumental version of the song.
• The album ends with a short instrumental track.

反対語： vocal

よく使う表現： instrumental music, instrumental version, instrumental track

具格の

動作に使う手段や道具を示す語形に関する。

やさしい英語で： Describing a word form that shows the means or tool used to do something.

• This noun has an instrumental ending.
• Russian uses the instrumental case to express means.
• Can you identify the instrumental form in this sentence?

よく使う表現： instrumental case, instrumental ending, instrumental form