institution 英 [ˌɪnstɪˈtju:ʃn]   美 [ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃn]

institution

institution  英 [ˌɪnstɪˈtju:ʃn] 美 [ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃn]

n. 机构,制度;设立 

名词复数:institutions 

an educational institution, an financial institution 教育、金融等机构
a mental institution 精神病院

  • Universities, banks, and hospitals are all institutions. Until you arrived at the bank, you'd forgotten that financial institutions were closed for the holiday. Thank goodness for the ATM!
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  • n. 机构,制度;设立
  • 1. an educational institution, an financial institution

    教育、金融等机构

  • 2. a mental institution

    精神病院

  • 3. We want this to be like a home, not an institution.

    我们希望这里像个家,而不像收容所。

  • 4. the institution of marriage

    婚姻制度

  • 5. the institution of new safety procedures

    新安全规程的制订

  • 6. You must know him—he's an institution around here!

    你一定认识他,他是这一带的知名人物!

  • institution (n.) c. 1400, "action of establishing or founding (a system of government, a religious order, etc.)," from Old French institucion "foundation; thing established" (12c.), from Latin institutionem (nominative institutio) "a disposition, arrangement; instruction, education," noun of state from institutus (see institute (v.)).
in·sti·tu·tion AWL / ˌɪnstɪˈtjuːʃn ; NAmE ˌɪnstɪˈtuːʃn / noun 1 [countable ] a large important organization that has a particular purpose, for example, a university or bank (大学、银行等规模大的)机构 an educational/financial, etc. institution 教育、金融等机构 the Smithsonian Institution 史密森学会 2 [countable ] ( usually disapproving) a building where people with special needs are taken care of, for example because they are old or mentally ill 慈善机构;社会福利机构 a mental institution 精神病院 We want this to be like a home, not an institution. 我们希望这里像个家,而不像收容所。 3 [countable ] a custom or system that has existed for a long time among a particular group of people (由来已久的)风俗习惯,制度 the institution of marriage 婚姻制度 4 [uncountable ] the act of starting or introducing sth such as a system or a law 建立;设立;制订 the institution of new safety procedures 新安全规程的制订 5 [countable ] ( informal, humorous) a person who is well known because they have been in a particular place or job for a long time (某地或某工作领域)出名的人 You must know him—he's an institution around here! 你一定认识他,他是这一带的知名人物! institution institutions in·sti·tu·tion / ˌɪnstɪˈtjuːʃn ; NAmE ˌɪnstɪˈtuːʃn /
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