1 [C] a large, important organization that has a particular purpose, such as a bank, a university, etc (有特定目的的)大机构(如银行、大学等):
the financial institutions in the City of London伦敦商业区的金融机构
2 [C] a building where certain people with special needs live and are looked after 为有特殊需要者设立的建筑物:
a mental institution (= a hospital for the mentally ill)精神病院She's been in institutions all her life.她在不同的特殊服务机构里度过了一辈子。
3 [C] a social custom or habit that has existed for a long time 习俗;惯例:
the institution of marriage婚姻制度
4 [U] the act of introducing a system, policy, etc, or of starting a process 建立;设立;制定:
the institution of new safety procedures制定新的安全程度
institution/͵Instəˋtuʃən; ˌInstəˈtjuːʃ$n or ˌInstIˈtjuːʃ$n/n [C]1 a large important organization such as a university, church, or bank 大型团体﹐机构〔如大学﹑教会﹑银行等〕: financial/political/educational etc institution banks and other financial institutions 银行及其他金融机构see box at见 ORGANIZATION 方框2 an important custom that has existed for a long time〔由来已久的〕习俗﹔制度: social institutions such as the family and religion 家庭和宗教等社会制度+of the institution of marriage 婚姻制度3 a place where people are sent to be looked after, for example old people or children with no parents 慈善[社会福利]机构〔如养老院﹑孤儿院等〕