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

• In his inaugural address, he announced the dawn of a new "era of responsibility";
  在他的就职演说中，他宣布一个“负责任的新时代”即将来临；
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Critical Discourse Analysis of President Kennedy's Inaugural Address
  对肯尼迪总统就职演说的批评性话语分析
• America's44th president struck a determined, but pragmatic tone, on economic matters in his inaugural address.
  这位美国第44任总统在他就职典礼的讲话中就经济问题表达了坚定务实的态度。
• 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。
• She appears wearing a magenta silk sheath dress by Jason wu, who also designed her inaugural gown.
  在封面照上，米歇尔身穿一袭由设计师吴季刚为其设计的绛红色紧身丝质裙装。她在奥巴马就职典礼上所穿的礼服就出自吴季刚之手。
• 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。
• A gala ball after the inaugural ceremony.
  就职典礼仪式后的庆祝舞会。