【institution音标】 英[ˌɪnstɪˈtju:ʃn] 美[ˌɪnstɪˈtu:ʃn]
【单词释义】 institution是什么意思:
n.(大学、银行等规模大的)机构;惯例,制度,规定,建立;社会事业机构;名人,名物
[单词分级] 高考英语词汇
[单词复数] institutions
【关联词/派生词】
institute n.机构,研究所;学会;学院 vt.建立;制定;开始
institutionalize v.使制度化;使成惯例;使有组织
institutional adj. 机构的,慈善机构的;制度的,惯例的
【institution形近词/近似词】
destitution n.[U] 穷困,缺乏,贫穷
restitution n.[U] 归还原主;恢复;(尤指用钱)赔偿;补偿
constitution n. 宪法;组成;体格
【单词例句】
◇ He faxed a letter to me in English yesterday. To my delight, he no longer made any tense error. And his description roughly clarified my questions about the UK--its currency, its administration, the institution which divides it into four provinces, and the historical conflicts and quarrels when Southern Ireland broke away from the UK.
他昨天传真了一封英文信给我,让我高兴的是,他再也不犯时态错误了,而且他的描述也粗略地向我阐明了关于英国的一些问题——它的货币啦,行政管理啦,把它分成四个行政区的制度啦,还有在南爱尔兰脱离联合王国时发生的一些历史上的冲突和争拗。
---- Sightseeing in the United Kingdom
◇ Why did college become the predominant term for postsecondary education? And is there any difference between the two institutions?
为什么college成为指代中学后教育时普遍使用的术语?这两种机构之间有什么区别吗?
---- What's the difference between a college and a university?