inaugural

英 [ɪ'nɔːɡjərəl] 美 [ɪ'nɔːɡjərəl]

• adj. 就职典礼的；开幕的；首次的
• n. 就职演说；就职典礼

详尽释义

adj. 形容词

1. 开始的
2. 就任的，就职（仪式）的
3. 首次的
4. 开幕（典礼）的，落成（仪式）的
5. 创立的，创始的

n. 名词

1. 就职演讲，就职演说，就职典礼
2. 开幕辞

英英释义

Noun:

1. an address delivered at an inaugural ceremony (especially by a United States president)

2. the ceremonial induction into a position;

   "the new president obviously enjoyed his inauguration"
   

Adjective:

1. occurring at or characteristic of a formal investiture or induction;

   "the President's inaugural address"
   "an inaugural ball"
   

2. serving to set in motion;

   "the magazine's inaugural issue"
   "the initiative phase in the negotiations"
   "an initiatory step toward a treaty"
   "his first (or maiden) speech in Congress"
   "the liner's maiden voyage"
   

例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. His inaugural speech was very inspiring.
   他的就职演说很鼓动人心。
2. The inaugural session closed at17:10local.
   开幕式在当地时间下午5点10分结束。
3. Only 13 nations took part in the inaugural tournament, with a majority of nine coming from South America.
   只有13个国家参加了首次世界杯联赛，其中大部分来自南美。

用作名词 (n.)

1. Bill Clinton heralded at his Second Inaugural Address that the journey of our America must go on.
   比尔克林顿在其第二任就职演说中宣告说，美国之路必须走下去。
2. Ice Cream was served in the Whitehouse, in 1812, at the second Inaugural Ball.
   在1812年的第二届就职舞会上，白宫用于招待的食物中就有冰激淋。

经典引文

• The promise of recovery offered in President Franklin Roosevelt's inaugural address.

  出自：Vanity Fair

词汇搭配

• inaugural speech 就职演说
• inaugural address 就任演说
• inaugural issue 创刊号

近反义词

【近义词】

• maiden 未婚女子
• preliminary 初步的
• first 第一的
• opening 开口
• initial (词)首字母
• introductory 介绍的
• original 原始的
• primary 首要的
• germinal 幼芽的
• initiative 首创精神
• inaugural address 就任演说
• initiatory 初步的
• inauguration 就职典礼

【反义词】

• exaugural 下台的