🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

机构

Pronunciation / Transliteration: jīgòu

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Establishment/ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #800 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"这家机构提供高质量的服务。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A business organization, public institution, or club, including its physical premises.

    "The local bakery is a popular family establishment that has operated for decades."
  2. 2

    The dominant group or network of people who hold power and authority in a nation or organization.

    "His radical political views often put him at odds with the political establishment."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'establishment' originates from the Middle English term 'establisshment', derived from the Old French 'establir', which in turn comes from the Latin 'stabilire', meaning 'to make stable'. Over time, it evolved to encompass various meanings related to the act of establishing or the state of being established.

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