N-COUNT; N-IN-NAMES
机构;协会;研究院;学院
An institute is an organization set up to do a particular type of work, especially research or teaching. You can also use institute to refer to the building the organization occupies.
例句
...the National Cancer Institute.
国家癌症研究所
...an elite research institute devoted to computer software...
致力于计算机软件开发的精英研究机构