institution
Definitions
A large, established organization (e.g. a bank, university, hospital)
机构，团体（如银行、大学、医院）
A long-standing custom or practice in society
（社会）制度，惯例
The act of setting something up; the establishing of a practice
设立，确立（行为）
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedin- (in, on) + stitut (from statuere, 'to set up') + -ion = 'something set up.' An institution is something deliberately set up and meant to last — whether a built organization (a bank) or an established custom (marriage as an institution).
Root st still carries 376 more wordsWhy It Means This
The -stitut- comes from statuere ('to set up'), not from dare ('to give') — so although it looks like it could relate to 'dit/data,' it does not. An institution is literally a 'setting-up': first the act of founding, then the founded thing itself. That's why both a hospital and the custom of marriage can be called institutions — both are structures deliberately set up to stand for the long term.
Common Collocations
- 1.financial institution金融机构
- 2.educational institution教育机构
- 3.the institution of marriage婚姻制度
Example Sentences
- 1.
The bank is one of the country's oldest financial institutions.
- 2.
Marriage is an institution found in nearly every culture.
- 3.
The institution of the new rules caused some confusion.