institutionalize

英[ˌɪnstɪ'tjuːʃənəlaɪz] 美[ˌɪnstɪ'tuːʃənəlaɪz]
  • v.使制度化;使……机构化;把某人置于公共机构照料之下
  • commit v.犯罪;承诺;委托;托付
  • prison n.监狱;监禁vt.囚禁;关入监狱
  • SB abbr.同时广播(=simultaneousbroadcast)abbr.理学学士(=ScientiaeBaccalaureus)
  • to prep.对于;为了;(表示方向)到;向;(表示间接关系)给adv.(表示方向)去;(门)关上
Verb:
  1. cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution;

    "After the second episode, she had to be committed"
    "he was committed to prison"

    用作动词 (v.)
    1. As an adult I can comprehend mental illness, even the need to institutionalize people.
      作为一个成年人,我可以理解,精神疾病,甚至有必要制度化。
    2. A social worker suggested that she institutionalize her ageing father.
      社工建议她把年老的父亲送进养老院.