| 英语单词 | institutionalize |
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| 英美音标 | 英 [ˌɪnstɪ'tjuːʃənəlaɪz] 美 [ˌɪnstɪ'tuːʃənəlaɪz] |
| 中文释义 | v.使制度化;使……机构化;把某人置于公共机构照料之下 |
| 英语例句 | (1) A social worker suggested that she institutionalize her ageing father. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 社工建议她把年老的父亲送进养老院. |
| vocabulary简明 | If your sister were acting so crazy that you wished you could have her committed to a mental hospital, you'd be dreaming you could institutionalize her, or check her into an institution. |
| vocabulary扩展 | The verb institutionalize is usually used to talk about committing people to hospitals, nursing homes, or other facilities where they will live and be taken care of in some way. There's another meaning of the word that means "to establish as a regular way of doing things." In this case, a teacher might institutionalize the tradition of ordering pizza for the class once a month; in other words, pizza parties would become a permanent, official part of the school year. |
| 柯林斯解释 | in BRIT, also use 英国英语亦用 institutionalise 1 [VERB 动词]将(病人、精神病患者、老人等)送往社会收容机构 If someone such as a sick, mentally ill, or old person is institutionalized, they are sent to stay in a special hospital or home, usually for a long period. [ [V-ed] [usu passive]
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2 [VERB 动词]使制度化;使为文化(或社会)所认可;使约定俗成 To institutionalize something means to establish it as part of a culture, social system, or organization. [V n] [V-ed]
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