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🔑 in·sti·tu·tion AW BrE /ˌɪnstɪˈtjuːʃn/NAmE /ˌɪnstɪˈtuːʃn/ noun🔑 [C] 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 [C] (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。 [C] 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 [U] the act of starting or introducing sth such as a system or a law 建立；设立；制定◆the institution of new safety procedures 新安全规程的制定 [C] (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！ |