institution

institution
noun
  1. a society or organization founded for a religious, educational, social, or similar purpose
    （以宗教、教育、社交等为目的的）协会，机构
    a certificate from a professional institution.
    专业机构发的证书。
    ■an organization providing residential care for people with special needs
    慈善机构，社会福利机构
    an institution for the severely handicapped.
    为重伤残人士设立的社会慈善机构。
    ■an established official organization having an important role in the life of a country, such as a bank, Church, or parliament
    （银行、教会、议会等）机构
    the institutions of democratic government.
    民主政府的各机构。
    ■a large company or other organization involved in financial trading
    大金融公司；大金融机构
    City institutions.
    城市金融机构。
  2. an established law, practice, or custom
    制度；惯例；风俗
    the institution of marriage.
    婚姻制度。
    ■(informal)a well-established and familiar person, custom, or object
    (非正式)人尽皆知的人（或风俗、物体）
    he soon became something of a national institution.
    他很快成为举国皆知的人物。
  3. [mass noun]the action of instituting something
    建立，设立；开始
    a delay in the institution of proceedings.
    诉讼延期。
语源
  1. late Middle English (in senses 2 and 3 ): via Old French from Latin institutio(n-), from the verb instituere (see institute). Sense 1 dates from the early 18th cent
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