英文比一比：「instead」和「instead of」的用法及差異
英文閱讀中看見「instead」和「instead of」是否讓你時常感到混淆呢❓總是搞不懂何時可以用「instead」？何時該用片語「instead of」？今天小編重點整理讓你一次搞懂用法：
✒ instead 「取而代之的是...；反而…」
⌞詞性：副詞
⌞常置於句首、句中或句尾。
⌞例句：
It might rain tomorrow, so let's hold the barbecue indoors instead.
明天可能會下雨，那我們改在室內烤肉好了。
Terry didn't go to school this morning. Instead, he stayed at home and slept.
= Terry didn't go to school this morning; instead, he stayed at home and slept.
泰瑞今早沒去學校，反而在家睡覺。
Tessa didn't go home immediately last night. Instead, she went to the movie theater.
= Tessa didn't go home immediately last night; instead, she went to the movie theater.
泰莎昨晚沒有馬上回家，而是去看電影。
✒ 片語 instead of 「並非...；而不是...」
⌞詞性：當介系詞用，後面接名詞或動名詞。
⌞可置於句首、句中。
⌞例句：
Jimmy is disappointed that he only got a score of 90 instead of 100 on his English test.
吉米很失望它英文考試只拿到90分而不是100分。
Instead of watching TV, Nathan is reading a book in his room.
納森在房間看書，並不是在看電視。
I'm going to drink water instead of soda because it's healthier.
我要喝水而不是喝汽水，因為喝水比較健康。
‼ instead 和 instead of也可以互換使用喔！
She didn't get in trouble. Instead, she started a global movement and got invited to speak to the US government.
= Instead of getting in trouble, she started a global movement and got invited to speak to the US government.
不過她沒有惹上麻煩，反而開啟了一個全球性的社會運動，並受邀去跟美國政府講話。
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