institution 音標拼音: [
, ɪnstɪt'uʃən]
n .
U 建立,設立;
C 公共機構
U 建立,設立;
C 公共機構
institution n 1 :
an organization founded and united for a specific purpose [
synonym : {
institution }, {
establishment }]
2 :
an establishment consisting of a building or complex of buildings where an organization for the promotion of some cause is situated 3 :
a custom that for a long time has been an important feature of some group or society ; "
the institution of marriage "; "
the institution of slavery "; "
he had become an institution in the theater "
4 :
the act of starting something for the first time ;
introducing something new ; "
she looked forward to her initiation as an adult "; "
the foundation of a new scientific society " [
synonym :
{
initiation }, {
founding }, {
foundation }, {
institution },
{
origination }, {
creation }, {
innovation }, {
introduction },
{
instauration }]
5 :
a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person [
synonym : {
mental hospital }, {
psychiatric hospital }, {
mental institution }, {
institution }, {
mental home }, {
insane asylum },
{
asylum }]
Institution \
In `
sti *
tu "
tion \,
n . [
L .
institutio :
cf .
F .
institution .]
[
1913 Webster ]
1 .
The act or process of instituting ;
as :
(
a )
Establishment ;
foundation ;
enactment ;
as ,
the institution of a school .
[
1913 Webster ]
The institution of God '
s law is described as being established by solemn injunction .
--
Hooker .
(
b )
Instruction ;
education . [
Obs .] --
Bentley .
(
c ) (
Eccl .
Law )
The act or ceremony of investing a clergyman with the spiritual part of a benefice ,
by which the care of souls is committed to his charge .
--
Blackstone .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
That which instituted or established ;
as :
(
a )
Established order ,
method ,
or custom ;
enactment ;
ordinance ;
permanent form of law or polity .
[
1913 Webster ]
The nature of our people ,
Our city '
s institutions . --
Shak .
(
b )
An established or organized society or corporation ;
an establishment ,
especially of a public character ,
or affecting a community ;
a foundation ;
as ,
a literary institution ;
a charitable institution ;
also ,
a building or the buildings occupied or used by such organization ;
as ,
the Smithsonian Institution .
(
c )
Anything forming a characteristic and persistent feature in social or national life or habits .
[
1913 Webster ]
We ordered a lunch (
the most delightful of English institutions ,
next to dinner )
to be ready against our return . --
Hawthorne .
[
1913 Webster ]
3 .
That which institutes or instructs ;
a textbook ;
a system of elements or rules ;
an institute . [
Obs .]
[
1913 Webster ]
There is another manuscript ,
of above three hundred years old , . . .
being an institution of physic .
--
Evelyn .
[
1913 Webster ]
158 Moby Thesaurus words for "
institution ":
A ,
academy ,
act ,
agency ,
alpha ,
apostolic orders ,
appointment ,
asylum ,
atelier ,
barbershop ,
beauty parlor ,
beauty shop ,
beginning ,
bench ,
bill ,
blast -
off ,
butcher shop ,
bylaw ,
calling ,
canon ,
canonization ,
ceremonial ,
ceremony ,
college ,
commencement ,
company ,
concern ,
conferment ,
consecration ,
constitution ,
corporation ,
creation ,
custom ,
cutting edge ,
dawn ,
decree ,
desk ,
dictate ,
dictation ,
doctrine ,
dogma ,
duty ,
edge ,
edict ,
effectuation ,
election ,
enactment ,
establishing ,
establishment ,
facility ,
firm ,
fixture ,
flying start ,
form ,
form of worship ,
formality ,
formation ,
forming ,
formula ,
formulary ,
foundation ,
founding ,
fresh start ,
function ,
habit ,
holy orders ,
holy rite ,
home ,
hospital ,
house ,
inauguration ,
inception ,
induction ,
installation ,
institute ,
introduction ,
investiture ,
jump -
off ,
jus ,
kick -
off ,
law ,
leading edge ,
legislation ,
lex ,
liturgy ,
loft ,
major orders ,
materialization ,
measure ,
minor orders ,
mode of worship ,
mystery ,
new departure ,
nomination ,
observance ,
office ,
oncoming ,
onset ,
opening ,
ordainment ,
order of worship ,
orders ,
ordinance ,
ordination ,
ordonnance ,
organization ,
origin ,
origination ,
outbreak ,
outset ,
parlor ,
practice ,
preferment ,
prescribed form ,
prescript ,
prescription ,
presentation ,
reading in ,
realization ,
regulation ,
rite ,
ritual ,
ritual observance ,
rituality ,
routine ,
rubric ,
rule ,
ruling ,
running start ,
sacrament ,
sacramental ,
school ,
send -
off ,
service ,
setting in motion ,
setting -
up ,
shop ,
solemnity ,
square one ,
standing order ,
start ,
start -
off ,
starting point ,
statute ,
studio ,
sweatshop ,
take -
off ,
tradition ,
university ,
work site ,
work space ,
workbench ,
workhouse ,
working space ,
workplace ,
workroom ,
workshop ,
worktable
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