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

• 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 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。
• Today we are holding the inaugural session of the Preparatory Meeting of the New Political Consultative Conference.
  我们的新的政治协商会议的筹备会，今天开幕了。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 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。
• We have built strong relationships since our inaugural meeting in Beijing.
  北京会谈以来，我们建立起坚实的合作伙伴关系。
• The ambition of his second inaugural address was abandoned almost as it was spoken.
  他在第二个总统任期就职演讲中提出的抱负，言犹在耳就遭到了遗弃。
• The president gave an inaugural speech when he took office.
  总统上任时发表了就职演说。