institution
【机构;团体;组织;】
🔹单词
institution
音标:/ˌɪnstɪˈtjuːʃən/(英式) /ˌɪnstɪˈtuːʃən/(美式)
美式发音:[in-sti-TOO-shən](重音在第三个音节)
🔹词性
名词(noun)
🔹主要意思
1️⃣ 机构;团体;组织
a large and important organization such as a university, bank, or hospital.
指具有社会职能的正式组织,如大学、医院、银行、政府机构等。
- Oxford University is a famous educational institution.
牛津大学是一所著名的教育机构。 - Banks are financial institutions.
银行是金融机构。
2️⃣ 制度;习俗;惯例
an established law, practice, or custom in a society.
指社会上长期存在的制度、传统或习惯。
- Marriage is a social institution.
婚姻是一种社会制度。 - Democracy is one of the oldest political institutions.
民主是一种古老的政治制度。
3️⃣ 建立;设立
the act of starting or introducing something, especially a system or rule.
- The institution of new safety rules improved working conditions.
新安全规章的制定改善了工作环境。
4️⃣ (非正式)受人尊敬的人;地标性人物
a person or thing long established in a place and regarded as part of the community.
- He became an institution in the town after working there for 50 years.
他在那儿工作了五十年,成了当地的传奇人物。
🔹英文解释总结
- An established organization (e.g., school, hospital, bank)
- A custom or system accepted in society
- The act of founding something
- A respected or long-standing person/thing
🔹词源小知识
来自拉丁语 institutio(设立、建立),
动词 institute 意为“建立、创立”,
因此 institution 本意就是“被建立起来的东西”。