1. C 惯例，习俗；制度　a habit, custom
2. C 为人熟知常在某处的人　a person who has been seen in the same place for a long time
3. C 知名人士，名流　a person who is a very familiar figure in some activity or place
4. C 社会机构　an organization
5. C 精神病院　mental hospital
6. C 慈善机构　a place where a lot of people live
7. U 建立，制定　the act of instituting

　adopt ～　接受习俗
　endow an ～　向公共机构捐赠基金
　support an ～　资助某一公共机构
　charitable ～　慈善机构
　regular ～　常客
　educational ～　教育机构
　business ～　商业机构
　government ～　政府机构
　～ for the education　为教育而设立的慈善机构
　the ～ of a new law　新法律的制定

　They adopted western culture, institutions, and even clothing.　他们接受了西方的文化、习俗甚至服饰。
　The institution of slavery was once widespread.　奴隶制度一度广为流行。
　That old man in the park is a regular institution.　那位老人是这公园的常客。
　He is an institution of the little town.　他是这个小镇上有名的人物。
　All the leading government institutions are quartered here.　政府的主要机构都设在这里。
　He went rather strange and had to be put into an institution.　他性格变得相当古怪，结果只好把他送进精神病院。
　Institution of such schools was geared to these needs.　这种学校的建立是与这些需要相配合的。
　The government built a charitable institution for the education of young children.　政府建立了一个儿童教育机构。

　［同义词］ establishment, organization
　［词源］中古英语institucion（公共机构，协会）