1.theactofstartingsomethingforthefirsttimeintroducingsomethingnew
e.g.shelookedforwardtoherinitiationasanadultthefoundationofanewscientificsociety
Synonym:initiationfoundingfoundationoriginationcreationinnovationintroductioninstauration
2.anestablishmentconsistingofabuildingorcomplexofbuildingswhereanorganizationforthepromotionofsomecauseissituated
3.ahospitalformentallyincompetentorunbalancedperson
Synonym:mentalhospitalpsychiatrichospitalmentalinstitutionmentalhomeinsaneasylumasylum
4.acustomthatforalongtimehasbeenanimportantfeatureofsomegrouporsociety
e.g.theinstitutionofmarriagetheinstitutionofslaveryhehadbecomeaninstitutioninthetheater
5.anorganizationfoundedandunitedforaspecificpurpose
Synonym:establishment
1.(大学、教会、银行等)(大型)机构Aninstitutionisalargeimportantorganizationsuchasauniversity,church,orbank.
e.g....theInstitutionofCivilEngineers...土木工程学院e.g.Classsizevariesfromonetypeofinstitutiontoanother...班级大小因院校类型而异。
2.(精神病院、孤儿院等)社会收容机构Aninstitutionisabuildingwherecertainpeoplearelookedafter,forexamplepeoplewhoarementallyillorchildrenwhohavenoparents.
e.g.HewastransferredtoShoalCreekMentalInstitutionforanindefiniteperiod...他被转到了肖尔溪精神病院，要在那里无限期地呆下去。e.g.Larryhasbeeninaninstitutionsincehewasfour...拉里从4岁起就一直生活在孤儿院。
3.习俗;制度Aninstitutionisacustomorsystemthatisconsideredanimportantortypicalfeatureofaparticularsocietyorgroup,usuallybecauseithasexistedforalongtime.
e.g.Ibelieveintheinstitutionofmarriage.我相信婚姻制度。e.g....theinstitutionofthefamily.家庭制度
4.建立;设立;制定Theinstitutionofanewsystemistheactofstartingitorbringingitin.
e.g.TherewasneveranofficialinstitutionofcensorshipinAlbania.在阿尔巴尼亚从未设立过官方审查制度。e.g....theinstitutionoftheforty-hourweek.每周40小时工作制的建立
1.习惯：他提了我这样的结果是这样的社会理论:在社会传统的道德习惯(idiom)和对於普遍善习惯(institution)和价值所构成.挑战这个传统将导致无政府主义.(以下略)於传统与习惯(institution)中的道德信念和行动.个人欲望需要辅导,
Thefineselectionofthemajorworkswasdoneinclosecollaboration(合作)withtheMuseoNacionalReinaSofiainMadrid,Spain,andwithcontributionsfromotherinstitutionsliketheSalvadorDaliMuseuminSt.Petersburg.
主要作品的精挑细选是与西班牙马德里的索菲亚国家博物馆密切合作完成的,圣彼得堡的萨尔瓦多·达利博物馆等机构如也做出了贡献。