1. 成立;建立;创立
    The establishment of an organization or system is the act of creating it or beginning it.

    e.g. His ideas influenced the establishment of National Portrait Galleries in London and Edinburgh.
           他的观念影响了伦敦和爱丁堡两所国家肖像艺术馆的建立。
    e.g. ...discussions to explore the establishment of diplomatic relations.
           旨在探究如何建立外交关系的讨论

2. 机构;团体;企业
    An establishment is a shop, business, or organization occupying a particular building or place.

establishment是什么意思

    e.g. ...a scientific research establishment.
           科研机构
    e.g. ...shops and other commercial establishments.
           商店和其他商业单位

3. 权威；当权者；权势集团
    You refer to the people who have power and influence in the running of a country, society, or organization as the establishment .

    e.g. Shopkeepers would once have been pillars of the Tory establishment...
           商店店主一度本该成为保守党统治集团的重要支柱。
    e.g. What do you expect? This is the Establishment we're taking on.
           你还期望什么？我们要应对的是“权威”。