"act of installing," 1580s, from install + -ment. Meaning "arrangement of payment by fixed portions at fixed times" is from 1732, alteration of Anglo-French estaler "fix payments," from Old French estal "fixed position, place," from a Germanic source akin to Old High German stal "standing place" (see stall (n.1)). Figurative sense of "part of a whole produced in advance of the rest" is from 1823.
实用例句
1. His car was repossessed because of default of monthly installment.
因为拖欠按月应付的分期付款,他的汽车被收回了.
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2. I shall soon pay the last installment of my debt.
不久我将偿付我的最后一期债款.
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3. Factoring in connection with automobile installment accounts is a big business today.
代管汽车分期付款的到期帐目是当今一桩巨大的业务.
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4. Did you hear the final installment last week?
上星期你有没有听最后一集?
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5. Offering only one loan, usually an installment loan, is part of the plan.
