institute
- IPA[ˈinstəˌto͞ot]
美式
- a society or organization having a particular object or common factor, especially a scientific, educational, or social one；a commentary, treatise, or summary of principles, especially concerning law.
- set in motion or establish (something, especially a program, system, or inquiry)；begin (legal proceedings) in a court
verb: institute, 3rd person present: institutes, gerund or present participle: instituting, past tense: instituted, past participle: instituted
noun: institute, plural noun: institutes
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. a society or organization having a particular object or common factor, especially a scientific, educational, or social one a research institute the Institute for Advanced Studies
- 2. archaic a commentary, treatise, or summary of principles, especially concerning law.
動詞
- 1. set in motion or establish (something, especially a program, system, or inquiry) the award was instituted in 1900 the Illinois Department of Conservation instituted a hunt to remove deer 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ begin (legal proceedings) in a court she intended to institute divorce proceedings 同義詞 反義詞
- 2. appoint (someone) to a position, especially as a cleric his sons were instituted to his benefice in 1986 a testator who has instituted his daughter heir 同義詞 反義詞
