释义 |
instalment (US also installment) /in'sto: !-msnt; m'stolmant/ n [C] 1 any one of the parts in which sth is presented over a period of time: 一段时期中所供应之物的任一部分; 一期; 一批; 一段: a story that will appear in ~s, eg in a periodical. 将分段连载的故事(例如在定期刊物中)。 2 any one of the parts of a payment spread over a period of time: 分期付款: We're paying for the television by monthly ~s. 我们按月分期付款以偿付电视机价款。 '~ plan, (chiefly US) this method of paying for goods (also called, chiefly GB, 英亦称作 .hire purchase).(主美)分期付款购物法。 |