inauguration

英 [ɪˌnɔːɡjəˈreɪʃn]

美 [ɪˌnɔːɡjəˈreɪʃn]

n. 就职典礼；开始，开创；开幕式

BNC.16284 / COCA.9602

柯林斯词典

VERB 为…举行就职典礼;使正式就任
When a new leaderis inaugurated, they are formally given their new position at an official ceremony.
1. The new President will be inaugurated on January 20.
  新总统将于 1 月 20 号举行就职典礼。
VERB 为…举行落成仪式;为…举行成立典礼
When a new building or institution isinaugurated, it is declared open in a formal ceremony.
1. A new centre for research on toxic waste was inaugurated today at Imperial College.
  新建的有毒废物研究中心今天在皇家学院举行落成典礼。
VERB 开创;开展
If youinauguratea new system or service, you start it.
1. Pan Am inaugurated the first scheduled international flight.
  泛美航空公司开通了第一条国际定期航班线路。

noun

the act of starting a new operation or practice
1. he opposed the inauguration of fluoridation
2. the startup of the new factory was delayed by strikes
Synonym:startup
the ceremonial induction into a position
1. the new president obviously enjoyed his inauguration
Synonym:inaugural

Many African American families attended the inauguration of the country's first black president.
很多非洲裔美国家庭参加了美国第一位黑人总统的就职典礼。
We are only a month away from the inauguration of a new president.
我们离新总统就职只有一个月了。
Richard Milhous Nixon used his middle name at his first inauguration, but dropped it at his second.
尼克松总统在第一次宣誓就职的时候用了他的中间名Milhous，而在连任宣誓的时候却没有用。
You'll find lots of places online to watch president-elect Barack Obama's inauguration on Tuesday.
你将发现网上很多地方观看当选总统奥巴马就职。
Everyone watched the inauguration of the new president.
每个人都观看了新总统的就职典礼。
The next evening we were watching President Bush's inauguration.
第二天晚上，我们在看布什总统就职仪式。
His inauguration speech in March set the tone.
在3月份的就职演说中，吴登盛便为新政定下了基调。
President Bush's farewell address was his last public event planned before the inauguration.
总统布什的告别演说是他在奥巴马就职典礼前最后一次公开活动。
January: Barack Obama's inauguration.
1月份：巴拉克奥巴马（BarackObama）宣誓就职。
The inauguration ceremony of the new President was a splendid pageant.
新总统的就职典礼是个辉煌的庆典。