inaugural

英 [ɪˈnɔːɡjərəl]

美 [ɪˈnɔːɡjərəl]

adj.  就职的; 开幕的; 成立的; 创始的
n.  就职演说; 就职典礼

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牛津词典

adj.

• 就职的；开幕的；成立的；创始的
  first, and marking the beginning of sth important, for example the time when a new leader or parliament starts work, when a new organization is formed or when sth is used for the first time
  1. the President's inaugural address
     总统的就职演说
  2. the inaugural meeting of the geographical society
     地理学会的成立大会
  3. the inaugural flight of the space shuttle
     航天飞机的首次飞行

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 就职的;就任的
  Aninauguralmeeting or speech is the first meeting of a new organization or the first speech by the new leader of an organization or a country.
  1. In his inaugural address, the President appealed for unity.
     总统在他的就职演说中呼吁国家统一。

英英释义

noun

• the ceremonial induction into a position
  1. the new president obviously enjoyed his inauguration
  Synonym:inauguration
• an address delivered at an inaugural ceremony (especially by a United States president)
  Synonym:inaugural address

adj

• serving to set in motion
  1. the magazine's inaugural issue
  2. the initiative phase in the negotiations
  3. an initiatory step toward a treaty
  4. his first (or maiden) speech in Congress
  5. the liner's maiden voyage
  Synonym:initiativeinitiatoryfirstmaiden
• occurring at or characteristic of a formal investiture or induction
  1. the President's inaugural address
  2. an inaugural ball

双语例句

• The discovery of the 1,700-year-old cemetery was included in its inaugural issue.
  其创刊号上就发表了这座1700年墓地的发现。
• The president's inaugural address was watched on TV by an audience of millions.
  上百万名观众在电视上观看了总统的就职演说。
• Professor Pearson gave the inaugural lecture in the new lecture theatre.
  皮尔逊教授在新的阶梯讲堂发表了启用演说。
• The new president took the oath of office at the inaugural ceremony in front of the capitol.
  新总统在美国州议会大厦前面的就职典礼上宣誓就职。
• We held a number of successful inaugural meetings of the new party in the area.
  我们在该地区成功地举行了多次新政党成立大会。
• In his first inaugural address, Thomas Jefferson warned of entangling alliances.
  托马斯-杰斐逊在他的就职演说中告诫我们结盟的危害。
• But this year one inaugural ball will salute the new president with a global audience.
  总统就职舞会是美国几十年来的传统，不过今年的舞会将吸引来自全球各地的观众。
• This month the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development ( OECD) staged its inaugural Global Forum on the Knowledge Economy.
  这个月，经济合作与发展组织（OECD）举行了关于知识经济的全球论坛。
• The new governor pledged in his inaugural address to follow the path of responsible liberalism.
  那时，他作为新州长在就职演说中承诺，将遵循负责任的自由主义道路。
• A gala ball after the inaugural ceremony.
  就职典礼仪式后的庆祝舞会。