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

January: Barack Obama's inauguration.
1月份：巴拉克奥巴马（BarackObama）宣誓就职。
Will you attend the inauguration tomorrow?
你明天要参加就职典礼吗？
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。
The president said in his inauguration he would carry out his campaign commitment.
总统在就职演说中说，他将履行他的竞选诺言。
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。
Yesterday, Prime Minister Gilani and I attended the inauguration ceremony for the Pakistan-China Friendship Center.
昨天，我和吉拉尼总理一起为巴中友谊中心落成剪彩，并宣布启动“中巴友好光明行”活动。
The solemn inauguration ceremony will be held here.
就要举行隆重的启用仪式了。
The president's inauguration speech fell into three parts.
总统的就职演说分成三部分。
Everyone watched the inauguration of the new president.
每个人都观看了新总统的就职典礼。
He got the GOP equivalent of rock-star treatment when he came to Washington last January for Bush's Inauguration.
去年一月他到华盛顿参加布什就职典礼的时候，得到了共和党对待摇滚歌星的待遇。