Instituted pp. 设立
- British politician who served as prime minister(1770-1782) under George III and instituted policies that led to the rebellion of the American colonies.
诺思爵士,托马斯1535?-1601?英国翻译家,他的关于蒲鲁特克著作的版本被用作许多莎士比亚戏剧的来源 - The police instituted an inquiry into the cause of the accident.
警方开始调查事故的原因。
Institute \In"sti*tute\ ([i^]n"st[i^]*t[=u]t), v. t. [imp. & p.
p. {Instituted} ([i^]n"st[i^]*t[=u]`t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n.
{Instituting}.]
1. To set up; to establish; to ordain; as, to institute laws,
rules, etc.
2. To originate and establish; to found; to organize; as, to
institute a court, or a society.
Whenever any from of government becomes destructive
of these ends it is the right of the people to alter
or to abolish it, and to institute a new government.
--Jefferson
(Decl. of
Indep. ).
3. To nominate; to appoint. [Obs.]
We institute your Grace
To be our regent in these parts of France. --Shak.
4. To begin; to commence; to set on foot; as, to institute an
inquiry; to institute a suit.
And haply institute
A course of learning and ingenious studies. --Shak.
5. To ground or establish in principles and rudiments; to
educate; to instruct. [Obs.]
If children were early instituted, knowledge would
insensibly insinuate itself. --Dr. H. More.
6. (Eccl. Law) To invest with the spiritual charge of a
benefice, or the care of souls. --Blackstone.
Syn: To originate; begin; commence; establish; found; erect;
organize; appoint; ordain.