installation
- n. 安装
- n. 就职
- n. 设备, 装置
- Definition
- n. the act of putting equipment in place
- n. a formal ceremony of appointment
- n. a large piece of equipment or machinery
- Example
- The installation of the new software took almost an hour.
- 安装这个新软件花了将近一个小时。
Synonyms & Differences 近义词辨析
Compared meaning: a formal ceremony starting a new role (noun).
比较义项：就职、任职典礼（名词）。
- installation 本词
Installation refers to a formal ceremony that places someone into an office or position of authority, such as a president, bishop, or club officer; it stresses the formal act of investing someone with a role, not learning it.
installation（就职典礼）指将某人正式安置到某一职位或权力职务（如总统、主教或社团干事）的正式仪式，强调正式授予职务的行为，而不是学习该职务的过程。
The Rotary Club held the installation of its new officers last night.
扶轮社昨晚举行了新一届干事的就职典礼。
- induction
Induction refers to a formal introduction or orientation into a new job, organization, or honorary group, emphasizing a process that welcomes and familiarizes the newcomer, not simply placing them in high office.
induction（就职/入职仪式）指对新工作、组织或荣誉团体的正式引荐或介绍，强调欢迎并使新人熟悉环境的过程，而不仅仅是将其安置到高级职务上。
Her induction into the company included a week of orientation training.
她入职该公司的仪式包括为期一周的入职培训。
Installation and induction both mean a ceremony marking a new role. Installation stresses placing someone into a position of authority. Induction stresses introducing and welcoming a newcomer into a new job or group. Installing equipment, and induction in logic or childbirth, are not compared.
installation 和 induction 在“就职”这一意义上较为接近，都指某人正式开始担任某个职位或加入某个组织的仪式，但语气和使用场合略有不同：installation 更强调正式将某人安置到某一权力职位（如总统、主教或社团干事）的仪式；induction 更强调对新人如何融入新工作或新团体的引荐与介绍过程。这里不比较 installation 的“安装（设备）”义，也不比较 induction 的“归纳法”或“引产”等其他义项。