instead的用法在学习英语中比较重要，下面小编来给大家简单介绍一下，希望能帮助到大家：

一.instead意为“代替”“替代”,作副词用,通常位于句尾.如位于句首时常用逗号与后面阁开.instead 在顺接句子中作“代替”讲,而在转折(或逆转)句子中作“然而”讲.

例如：

1.she didn't answer me,instead,she asked me another question.

她没有回答我,反而问了我另外一个问题.

2.Lily isn't here.Ask Lucy instead.

Lily不在这儿,去问Lucy吧.

二.instead of是介宾短语,其意与instead相同,不同之处在于它后面常接宾语,起宾语多由名词、介词、代词、短语、动词 + ing 形式充当.

例如：

1.I'll go instead of her.

我会替她去.

2.We'll ask Li Mei instead of Mary.

我们将去问李梅而不问玛丽.

三.instead 与instead of的转换.

例如:

1.I'll of instead of her.→She won't go.I'll go instead

2.He didn't answer me,instead,he asked me another

question → He asked me another question instead of answering me.