institution

Compared meaning: organization or institution (noun).

比较义项：机构（名词）。

• institution 本词

  Used for a large, often public or nonprofit organization with formal structure and permanence, such as a bank, university, or hospital; common in fixed phrases like 'financial institution'.

  指具有正式架构和长期稳定性的大型机构，通常是公共或非营利性质，如银行、大学或医院；常出现在“financial institution”（金融机构）等固定搭配中。

  Getting a loan from this institution requires proof of steady income.

  从这家机构贷款需要提供稳定收入的证明。

• establishment

  Refers broadly to a business or institution, especially a commercial venue such as a bar, shop, or restaurant; common in phrases like 'licensed establishment' or 'drinking establishment'.

  泛指企业或机构，尤指酒吧、商店、餐馆等营业场所；常见于“licensed establishment”（有执照的营业场所）等搭配中。

  You must be over eighteen to enter this establishment because it serves alcohol.

  你必须年满十八岁才能进入这家场所，因为这里供应酒精饮品。

Both words can mean an organization. Institution means a large, formal organization, such as a bank or hospital, as in 'financial institution'. Establishment is broader, covering institutions and business places like shops, as in 'licensed establishment'. It also means 'to set up'; not compared.

这两个词都能表示“机构”，但institution多指具有正式架构、公益或公共性质的大型机构（如银行、大学、医院），常见于“financial institution”这类固定搭配；establishment范围更广，既可指机构，也可指商店、酒吧等营业场所，常见于“licensed establishment”等表达。establishment还有“建立、设立”的动作义项，这里不作比较。