institution

美 [ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃ(ə)n]英 [ˌɪnstɪˈtjuːʃ(ə)n]
  • n.制度;制定;建立;设立
  • 网络机构;协会;公共机构

复数:institutions

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institution

n.

1.[c](大学、银行等规模大的)机构a large important organization that has a particular purpose, for example, a university or bank

2.[c]慈善机构;社会福利机构a building where people with special needs are taken care of, for example because they are old or mentally ill

3.[c](由来已久的)风俗习惯,制度a custom or system that has existed for a long time among a particular group of people

4.[u]建立;设立;制定the act of starting or introducing sth such as a system or a law

5.[c](informal)(某地或某工作领域)出名的人a person who is well known because they have been in a particular place or job for a long time

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