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单词 institutional
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
in•sti•tu•tion•al  (in′sti to̅o̅shə nl, -tyo̅o̅-),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. of, pertaining to, or established by institution.
  2. of or pertaining to organized establishments, foundations, societies, or the like, or to the buildings devoted to their work.
  3. of the nature of an institution.
  4. characterized by the blandness, drabness, uniformity, and lack of individualized attention attributed to large institutions that serve many people:institutional food.
  5. (of advertising) having as the primary object the establishment of goodwill and a favorable reputation rather than the immediate sale of the product.
  6. pertaining to institutes or principles, esp. of jurisprudence.
  • institution + -al1 1610–20
in′sti•tution•al•ly, adv. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
institutional /ˌɪnstɪˈtjuːʃənəl/ adj
  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of institutions
  2. dull, routine, and uniform: institutional meals
  3. relating to principles or institutes, esp of law

ˌinstiˈtutionally adv
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
in•sti•tu•tion /ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃən, -ˈtyu-/USA pronunciation   n. 
  1. an organization devoted to the promotion of a cause, program, etc., esp. one of a public or educational character:[countable]Large institutions have big bureaucracies.
  2. [countable] the building for such work.
  3. a place for the care or confinement of people, as mental patients:[countable]a mental institution.
  4. Sociology an established custom or law accepted as a basic part of a culture:[countable]still has great respect for the institution of marriage.
  5. any familiar, long-established person, thing, or practice:[countable]The elderly business professor had become an institution in the college.
  6. the act of instituting:[uncountable]the institution of new organizations.
in•sti•tu•tion•al, adj.: Institutional inertia is the tendency to keep repeating procedures that have outlived their usefulness.See -stit-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
in•sti•tu•tion  (in′sti to̅o̅shən, -tyo̅o̅-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. an organization, establishment, foundation, society, or the like, devoted to the promotion of a particular cause or program, esp. one of a public, educational, or charitable character:This college is the best institution of its kind.
  2. the building devoted to such work.
  3. a public or private place for the care or confinement of inmates, esp. mental patients or other disabled or handicapped persons.
  4. Sociologya well-established and structured pattern of behavior or of relationships that is accepted as a fundamental part of a culture, as marriage:the institution of the family.
  5. any established law, custom, etc.
  6. any familiar, long-established person, thing, or practice;
    fixture.
  7. the act of instituting or setting up;
    establishment:the institution of laws.
  8. Religion[Eccles.]
    • the origination of the Eucharist, and enactment of its observance, by Christ.
    • the investment of a member of the clergy with a spiritual charge.
  • Latin institūtiōn- (stem of institūtiō). See institute, -ion
  • Middle English 1350–1400

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