搜尋結果
Smithsonian Institution
- IPA[ˌsmiTHˌsōnēən ˌinstəˈto͞oSH(ə)n]
美式
- a foundation for scientific research, established in 1836 and based in Washington, DC. It operates more than a dozen museums and institutes in Washington and other cities. It originated with a bequest in the will of English chemist and mineralogist James Smithson (1765–1829).