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the institute of [field]
机构名称常大写。
He works at the Institute of Technology.
他在科技学院工作。
机构；协会；学会
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
机构；协会；学会
an organization established for a particular purpose, especially one concerned with education, science, or art
He works at the Institute of Technology.
他在科技学院工作。
为促进某项事业而成立的组织
An organization founded to promote a cause
为促进艺术、科学或教育而组织的协会
an association organized to promote art or science or education
学习机构；学院,尤指技术类学院
An institution of learning; a college, especially for technical subjects
此类机构所在的建筑
The building housing such an institution.
She works at a research institute that focuses on climate change.
她在一家专注于气候变化的研究所工作。
The institute offers a variety of courses in engineering and technology.
该学院提供多种工程和技术课程。
Many students apply to the institute every year for its prestigious programs.
每年都有许多学生申请该学院，因其著名的课程。
机构名称常大写。
He works at the Institute of Technology.
他在科技学院工作。
名词作定语修饰institute。
She is a researcher at a medical institute.
她在一家医学研究所工作。
The government funded an institute for climate studies.
政府资助了一个气候研究所。
Not this
She enrolled in a prestigious institution of art.
Use this
She enrolled in a prestigious institute of art.
Institution 泛指机构或制度，而 institute 特指专业性的学院或研究所；因此表示艺术学院时应用 institute。
Not this
He works at institute.
Use this
He works at the institute.
Institute 是可数名词，在语境中需加冠词 the 表示特指，缺少冠词是常见错误。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
研究所
She works at a prestigious research institute.
她在一家著名研究所工作。
教育机构
The educational institute offers a wide range of courses.
该教育机构提供多种课程。
理工学院
He graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
他毕业于麻省理工学院。
知名研究所
Only top students are admitted to that prestigious institute.
只有顶尖学生才能进入那所知名研究所。
学院的成立
The founding of the institute dates back to 1920.
该学院成立于1920年。
研究所所长
The institute director announced a new funding initiative.
研究所所长宣布了一项新的资助计划。
我是加州理工学院的一名物理学家。
Sheldon from The Big Bang Theory says this line to emphasize his prestigious institute.
《生活大爆炸》中的谢尔顿说这句话是为了强调他所在的研究所很著名。
Use institute naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象你“in”（在）一所“stitute”（音似“ститут”，俄语“学院”），即“研究所”。
语域：neutral 常见场景：educational、research、professional 通常指学术或研究机构，如学院、研究所，比较常见于正式场合。
可数名词，常与 at 或 in 搭配。
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