instrumentality

• 指用于达成某事的工具、手段或媒介，也指为执行特定政府或组织职能而设立的附属机构。

A noun referring to a means or agency through which something is achieved, or a subordinate body established for a specific governmental or organizational function.

1. Government subsidiaryC1formalpolitical

   A subordinate agency or body established by a government to carry out a specific function.

   政府机构

   • The environmental protection agency is an instrumentality of the federal government.
   • The state created a new instrumentality to oversee public transportation.
   • Many government instrumentalities operate with a degree of independence.

   同义词agencyauthoritybureaucommissioncorporationofficeorgan

2. Useful qualityC2formal

   The state or quality of being a means or tool for achieving a particular purpose.

   手段性

   • The instrumentality of education in social progress cannot be overstated.
   • He believed in the instrumentality of reason to solve complex problems.
   • The instrumentality of the new law was questioned by many experts.

   同义词advantagefunctionalityserviceabilityusefulnessutility

3. Tool or systemC1formaltechnical

   An object or system of objects that serves as a means to accomplish a specific end.

   工具或系统

   • The telescope was the key instrumentality for their astronomical discoveries.
   • Modern communication instrumentalities include satellites and fiber optics.
   • The hammer is a simple instrumentality for driving nails.

   同义词agencyapparatusappliancechanneldeviceimplementinstrumentmechanismmediumtoolvehicle