institutional /ˌɪnstɪˈtjuːʃənəl/ CET6 TEM4

• 1. 

  ADJ Institutional means relating to a large organization, such as a university, bank, or church. 机构的 [ADJ n]

  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. 

  ADJ Institutional means relating to a building where people are cared for or held. 社会福利机构的 [ADJ n]

  例：

  Outside the protected environment of institutional care he could not survive.

  离开福利机构照顾下的这个受保护的环境，他无法生存。

• 3. 

  ADJ 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. 惯例化的 [ADJ n]

  例：

  ...social and institutional values.

  …社会及惯例化的价值观。

• 4. 

  ADJ 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. 根深蒂固的 [usu ADJ n]

  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。

• 5. 

  institutionally ADV 根深蒂固地 [ADV adj]

  例：

  The government's policy still appeared to be institutionally racist.

  该政府的政策看来仍然具有根深蒂固的种族歧视。