institutionalized
UK/,ɪnstɪ'tjuːʃənəlaɪzd/US/.insti'tju:ʃәnәlaizd/
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Definitions
adj.
Established as an accepted part of a system or culture; (of a person) placed in or made dependent on an institution
制度化的；（人）被收容机构化的
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedinstitutionnot, opposite of
+
-alstand, set, place
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-izeto make, to become
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-edact, process, state
=institutionalized
From institutionalize, built on institution (in- 'in' + stitut 'set up,' from statuere). Something institutionalized has been 'set up' so firmly it becomes a built-in part of a system: institutionalized racism is racism baked into the structure itself.
Common Collocations
- 1.institutionalized racism制度化的种族歧视
- 2.institutionalized discrimination制度化的歧视
- 3.institutionalized practices制度化的做法
Example Sentences
- 1.
Critics argue that the bias is institutionalized, not accidental.
- 2.
After years in care, he had become almost institutionalized.