institutionalized adjective
also British institutionalised /ˌɪnstəˈtuːʃənəˌlaɪzd/ Brit /ˌɪnstəˈtjuːʃənəˌlaɪzd/
institutionalized
adjective
also British institutionalised /ˌɪnstəˈtuːʃənəˌlaɪzd/ Brit /ˌɪnstəˈtjuːʃənəˌlaɪzd/
Learner's definition of INSTITUTIONALIZED
1
a : created and controlled by an established organization制度化的;有组织的 b : established as a common and accepted part of a system or culture制度(或文化)的一部分的 -
an institutionalized practice约定俗成的做法
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institutionalized beliefs and values世俗的信仰与价值观
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protests against institutionalized racism对根深蒂固的种族主义的抗议
2
[more institutionalized; most institutionalized] —
used to describe a person who has been living in an insitution (such as a prison) for a very long time and is no longer able to live an independent life in the outside world(因长期生活在社会收容机构如监狱等而)失去自理能力的