institutionalized
adjective
mainlydisapproving(UKusuallyinstitutionalised)uk/ˌɪn.stɪˈtʃuː.ʃən.ə.laɪzd/us/ˌɪn.stəˈtuː.ʃən.ə.laɪzd/If someonebecomesinstitutionalized, theygraduallybecomelessabletothinkandactindependently, because of havinglivedfor alongtimeunder therulesof aninstitution:
(因长期生活在收容机构)缺乏自理能力的We need toavoidlong-staypatientsin thehospitalbecominginstitutionalized.我们要避免使长期住院的病人自理能力减弱。