institution
n. 机构, 惯例, 制度 [医] 机关, 机构, 设施
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教材释义与例句
制度；建立；（社会或宗教等）公共机构；习俗
a large organization that has a particular kind of work or purpose
powerful institutions such as world banks
诸如世界银行之类的强大机构
the Institution of Electrical Engineers
电机工程师学会
释义与例句
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A custom or practice of a society or community.
制度
可数 不可数The institution of marriage is present in many cultures but its details vary widely across them.
1934, Ernest Bramah, The Bravo of London To the cynical observation that speech is given us to conceal our thoughts it might be added that eating and drinking enable us to hide our feelings. I think that is why food is an institution almost whenever human beings have anything to say to one another.
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A long-established organization or type of organization, particularly one involved with education, public service, or charity work.
可数 不可数The University of the South Pacific is the only internationally accredited institution of higher education in Oceania.
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The building or buildings which house such an organization.
可数 不可数He's been in an institution since the crash.
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A mental institution.
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Any facility where people (especially those who are mentally or physically disabled or sick, or who are prisoners) are committed (confined), where their freedom to leave is restricted.
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Any long established and respected place or business.
可数 非正式 不可数Over time, the local pub has become something of an institution.
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A person long established in a place, position, or field.
可数 非正式 不可数She's not just any old scholar; she is an institution.
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The act of instituting something.
可数 不可数The institution of higher speed limits was a popular move but increased the severity of crashes.
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The act by which a bishop commits a cure of souls to a priest.
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That which institutes or instructs, particularly a textbook or system of elements or rules.
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A correctional institution.
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From Middle English institucioun, from Old French institution, from Latin institūtiō, from instituō (“to set up”), from in- (“in, on”) + statuō (“to set up, establish”). Equivalent to institute + -ion.
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