/ɪnˈstɔ:lmənt ||; ɪnˈstɔlmənt/(
US 美 installment)
noun [C]
1 one of the regular payments that you make for sth until you have paid the full amount (分期付款的)一期付款: to pay for sth in instalments 以分期付款的方式支付(某物)
2 one part of a story that is shown or published as a series (分期播送的节目或连载文字的)一集,一期,一回: Don't miss next week's exciting instalment. 下个星期的续集十分精彩,不要错过。