establishment

establishment
noun

[mass noun]the action of establishing something or being established
建立；确立；确定；制定
the establishment of a Palestinian state.
一个巴勒斯坦国的建立。
■[count noun](archaic)a marriage
(古)结婚
a business organization, public institution, or household
企业；社会公共机构；家庭
hotels or catering establishments.
旅馆或饭店。
■[usu. in sing.]the premises or staff of such an organization
（企业或社会公共机构）经营场所（或职员）
she entered this establishment as our housemaid.
她初到这个机构时只是我们的一个女佣人。
(一般作 the Establishment)a group in a society exercising power and influence over matters of policy or taste, and seen as resisting change
权势集团；当权派；社会现存权力结构
■[with adj. or noun modifier]an influential group within a specified profession or area of activity
（某一职业或活动领域的）权威派
rumblings of discontent among the medical establishment.
医学界权威人士的普遍不满。
(the Establishment 或 the Church Establishment)the ecclesiastical system organized by law
国教
■the Church of England or of Scotland
英国国教；苏格兰长老会

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