单词 | institutionalize |
释义 | institutionalize (ɪnstɪtjuːʃənəlaɪz , US -tuː- ) Word forms: institutionalizes , institutionalizing , institutionalized regional note: in BRIT, also use institutionalise 1. verb [usually passive] 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. She became seriously ill and had to be institutionalized for a lengthy period. [be VERB-ed] ...institutionalized kids with medical problems. [VERB-ed] institutionalization (ɪnstɪtjuːʃənəlaɪzeɪʃən , US -tuː- ) uncountable noun Institutionalization was necessary when his wife became both blind and violent. 2. verb To institutionalize something means to establish it as part of a culture, social system, or organization. The goal is to institutionalize family planning into community life. [VERB noun] In the first century there was no such thing as institutionalized religion. [VERB-ed] institutionalization uncountable noun ...the institutionalization of social change. [+ of] Translations: Chinese: 把…收容在社会福利机构病人、精神病人、老人等 Japanese: 施設に入れる病人・精神病患者・老人などを |
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