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 inaugural class in March 2009 attracted 40 students, with a further 42 students in the second year.
  2009年3月招收的第一个班级吸引了40名学员，第二年吸引了42名学生。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The president gave an inaugural speech when he took office.
  总统上任时发表了就职演说。
• In the evening, 2nd board of directors Inaugural Ceremony was held in Chime Long Hotel's convention center.
  当晚在长隆国际会展中心，协会举行了盛大的第二届理事会就职典礼仪式。
• 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；
• 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。
• Viewership spiked during the noon hour when Obama was taking the oath of office and delivering his inaugural address.
  电视观众锁定中午时间，其时奥巴马正进行宣誓就职和发表就职演说。