instalment

• 名词，指系列作品（如电视剧、节目或连载出版物）中的一部分；也指安装某物（如设备）的行为。

A noun referring to a part of a broadcast or published serial, or the act of installing something such as equipment.

1. Part of a broadcast serialB1formal

   One of the separate parts into which a television or radio serial is divided.

   电视或广播连续剧的一集

   • The next instalment of the series airs next week.
   • I missed the first instalment of the documentary.
   • Each instalment of the show ends with a cliffhanger.

   同义词chapterepisodeinstallmentpartsegment

2. Part of a published serialB1formal

   One of the separate parts into which a story or article is published, often in a magazine or newspaper.

   连载的一部分

   • The novel was published in monthly instalments.
   • The magazine's latest instalment features a travel guide.
   • He read the second instalment of the serialized story.

   同义词chapterepisodepartsectionsegment

3. The act of installing somethingB2formal

   The process of setting up equipment or a system for use.

   安装

   • The instalment of the new software took several hours.
   • They completed the instalment of the solar panels yesterday.
   • The technician oversaw the instalment of the security system.

   同义词installationinstallingsetup