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一般而论,介词短语常常用作介词的宾语,见 prepositional phrase。就 instead of 而论,它与介词短语连用更为常见:

1. More and more people live in towns and cities instead of on farms and in villages. 越来越多的人居住在城市和城镇，而不是居住在农场和乡村。

2. We went by train instead of by car. 我们没有乘汽车去,而是坐火车去的。

3. He studies in the evening instead of during the day. 他晚上学习，而不是白天学习。

institute/college/university 见 college

insufferable 见 adjective $^{4}$

insure/ensure 见 ensure