instrumentalize

/ˌɪnstrəˈmɛntəlaɪz/· verb

政治/外交/军事C1

instrumentalize
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Chinese meaning

工gōng具jù化huà;操cāo纵zòng利lì用yòng

把bǎ某mǒu事shì物wù当dāng工gōng具jù利lì用yòng

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学xué生shēng运yùn动dòng被bèi政zhèng党dǎng借jiè来lái达dá到dào政zhèng治zhì目mù的dì

Example

saying the student movement has been "instrumentalized by the allies of France Unbowed (LFI)... for electoral reasons."

他tā说shuō,学xué生shēng运yùn动dòng「被bèi『不bù屈qū法fǎ国guó』(LFI)的de盟méng友yǒu出chū于yú选xuǎn举jǔ目mù的dì加jiā以yǐ利lì用yòng」。

Source: Fox News · 17 Oct 2026

Background ✎

法fǎ国guó多duō地dì抗kàng议yì示shì威wēi进jìn入rù第dì四sì周zhōu,周zhōu六liù演yǎn变biàn为wèi暴bào力lì冲chōng突tū,警jǐng方fāng在zài巴bā黎lí动dòng用yòng催cuī泪lèi瓦wǎ斯sī和hé水shuǐ炮pào驱qū散sàn暴bào力lì团tuán体tǐ。马mǎ克kè龙lóng警jǐng告gào,年nián轻qīng人rén的de合hé理lǐ诉sù求qiú正zhèng被bèi人rén出chū于yú政zhèng治zhì目mù的dì利lì用yòng,演yǎn变biàn成chéng城chéng市shì暴bào力lì。

Roots · etymology

源自instrumental(工具的)+-ize(使成为)

  • instrument(工具)+-al(形容词后缀)+-ize(动词化后缀)

Collocations

  • instrumentalize the cause / politically instrumentalized / be instrumentalized by

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