单词 | institutional |
释义 | institutional/ɪnstɪˈtjuːʃ(ə)n(ə)l /adjective 1Of, in, or like an institution or institutions: institutional care an institutional investor...
1.1(Especially of surroundings) impersonal and unappealing: the rooms are rather drab and institutional...
Synonyms unappetizing, unpalatable, inedible, uneatable, distasteful, unsavoury, insipid, bland, tasteless, flavourless, savourless; unappealing, uninviting, off-putting, unattractive, uninteresting, dull, unpleasant, disagreeable; uniform, unvarying, unvaried, unchanging, monotonous, regimented informal wishy-washy dreary, dingy, dismal, gloomy, drab, colourless, grey, grim, cheerless, joyless, sombre, cold, depressing, impersonal, formal, off-putting, unwelcoming, uninviting, forbidding; desolate, austere, severe, stark, spartan, bare, clinical, sterile 1.2Expressed through or organized in the form of institutions: institutional religion...
Synonyms organized, established, bureaucratic, accepted, orthodox, conventional, procedural, prescribed, set, routine, customary, formal, systematic, systematized, methodical, businesslike, ready, orderly, coherent, structured, regulated informal establishment 1.3Established as a convention or norm in an organization or culture: institutional racism...
2(Of advertising) intended to create prestige rather than immediate sales.Institutional advertising ‘sells’ the company's brand, mission, reputation and values. Derivativesinstitutionalism
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