新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

institutional

英 [ˌɪnstɪˈtjuːʃənəl]

美 [-ˈtuː-]

[ADJ]

词汇频率：

ADJ. 形容词

1. 机构的
Institutional means relating to a large organization, such as a university, bank, or church.
双语例句
例：
NATO remains the United States' chief institutional anchor in Europe.
北大西洋公约组织仍然是美国在欧洲的主要支柱机构。
2. 社会福利机构的
Institutional means relating to a building where people are cared for or held.
双语例句
例：
Outside the protected environment of institutional care he could not survive.
离开福利机构照顾下的保护性的环境，他无法生存。
3. 惯例化的 , 习俗化的
An institutional value or quality is considered an important and typical feature of a particular society or group, usually because it has existed for a long time.
双语例句
例：
social and institutional values.
社会及习俗的价值观。
4. 根深蒂固的
If someone accuses an organization of institutional racism or sexism, they mean that the organization is deeply racist or sexist and has been so for a long time.
双语例句
例：
The report accused the police department of institutional racism.
报告指责警察局的种族歧视根深蒂固。

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