institution

機関、組織

教育、介護、公共サービス、金融サービスなどを行う、確立された組織。

やさしい英語で： An established organization, often providing education, care, public services, or financial services.

• She works for a financial institution.
• The college is a respected educational institution.
• Several public institutions joined the project.

類義語： organization, establishment

よく使う表現： financial institution, educational institution

制度

社会で大切な役割を持つ、長く定着した慣習や仕組み。

やさしい英語で： A long-established practice or system that is important in a society.

• Marriage is an important institution in many societies.
• The family remains a central social institution.
• They questioned the institution of monarchy.

類義語： custom, practice

よく使う表現： institution of marriage, social institution

施設

組織が使う建物。特に、人々が暮らしながら世話を受ける場所。

やさしい英語で： A building used by an organization, especially one where people live and receive care.

• He spent years in an institution.
• The institution has rooms for eighty residents.
• She visited her uncle at the care institution.

類義語： facility

よく使う表現： in an institution, leave an institution

名物、老舗

地域で長年親しまれ、尊敬されている場所や店。

やさしい英語で： A place or business that has been popular and respected in a community for a long time.

• The bakery is a local institution.
• That old cinema has become an institution.
• Generations of families have visited this much-loved institution.

類義語： landmark

よく使う表現： local institution, become an institution