institution
英 [ɪnstɪ'tjuːʃ(ə)n]
美[,ɪnstɪ'tuʃən]
- n. 制度；建立；（社会或宗教等）公共机构；习俗
英英释意
- 1. an organization founded and united for a specific purpose
- 2. an establishment consisting of a building or complex of buildings where an organization for the promotion of some cause is situated
- 3. a custom that for a long time has been an important feature of some group or society;
- "the institution of marriage"
- "the institution of slavery"
- "he had become an institution in the theater"
- 4. the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new;
- "she looked forward to her initiation as an adult"
- "the foundation of a new scientific society"
- "he regards the fork as a modern introduction"
- 5. a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person
双语例句
- 1. Congress as an institution scores low in public opinion polls.
- 作为一个公共机构，国会在公众民意调查中得分很低。
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- 2. The woman will be confined to a mental institution.
- 这个女人将被关进精神病院。
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- 3. This degree programme is fully accredited by the Institution of Electrical Engineers.
- 这门学位课程经电气工程师学院鉴定完全合格。
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- 4. There was never an official institution of censorship in Albania.
- 在阿尔巴尼亚从未设立过官方审查制度。
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- 5. He was transferred to Shoal Creek Mental Institution for an indefinite period.
- 他被转到了肖尔溪精神病院，要在那里无限期地呆下去。
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