- 1
To instill something, like a value, idea, or feeling, means to gradually teach or build it into someone over time, so it becomes a natural part of how they think or feel - like parents instilling good manners in their children, or a coach instilling confidence in a team.
逐漸灌輸、培養
組成in- (into) + still (an old word meaning "to drip", related to "distill") - literally "to drip in"
同家族的字
- distillshares the root meaning "to drip" - distill means to drip or extract something out, while instill means to drip something in
原始詞典資料2 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
instillverb/ɪnˈstɪl/
- 1
To cause a quality to become part of someone's nature.
- It is important to instill discipline in a child at an early age.
- 2
To pour in (medicine, for example) drop by drop.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。