inauguration

英 [ɪˌnɔːɡjəˈreɪʃn]

美 [ɪˌnɔːɡjəˈreɪʃn]

n.  就职典礼；开始，开创；开幕式

复数：inaugurations　

法律

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。

英英释义

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

双语例句

• January: Barack Obama's inauguration.
  1月份：巴拉克奥巴马（BarackObama）宣誓就职。
• 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。
• Will you attend the inauguration tomorrow?
  你明天要参加就职典礼吗？
• The inauguration of interim-leader Hamid Karzai and29 members of his cabinet took place in the capital Kabul.
  卡尔扎伊和二十九名过渡时期的内阁成员在首都卡布尔宣誓就职。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Inauguration Day occurs once every four years, about two and a half months after the national election.
  就职日发生每四年一次，约两个半月后的全国选举。
• The inauguration of the President is announced for Friday.
  总统的就职典礼已定于星期五举行。
• 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。