establishment
/ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt/noun
1
- mass noun the action of establishing something or being established建立, 设立; 确立; 确定; 制定：
the establishment of a Palestinian state.
一个巴勒斯坦国的建立。
1.1
- count noun archaic a marriage〈古〉结婚。
2
- a business organization, public institution, or household企业; 公共机构; 家庭：
hotels or catering establishments.
旅馆或餐饮机构。
2.1
- usu. in sing. the premises or staff of such an organization（企业或公共机构、家庭等的）场所; 员工：
she entered this establishment as our housemaid.
她是作为我们家的一个女佣人成为这个家的一员的。
3
- （一般作the Establishment）a group in a society exercising power and influence over matters of policy or taste, and seen as resisting change权势集团; 现存体制。
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- with adj. or noun modifier an influential group within a specified profession or area of activity（特定职业或活动领域内的）当权派：
rumblings of discontent among the medical establishment.
医学界权威人士中有人表示不满的传闻。
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- （the Establishment或the Church Establishment）the ecclesiastical system organized by law国教。
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- the Church of England or of Scotland英国国教; 苏格兰长老会。