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inaugural + noun
inaugural 作形容词时，用于名词前，表示‘就职的、开幕的’。
The president delivered his inaugural address.
总统发表了就职演说。
就任的；开幕的
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就任的；开幕的
relating to a formal investiture or induction
The president delivered his inaugural address.
总统发表了就职演说。
就职的；如就职演讲或讲座
Of inauguration; as in a speech or lecture by the person being inaugurated.
标志着一个操作、冒险等的开始
Marking the beginning of an operation, venture, etc.
The new manager gave an inaugural speech to introduce herself to the staff.
新经理发表就职演讲，向员工介绍自己。
The school is hosting its inaugural science fair this Saturday.
学校将于本周六举办首届科学展。
The student council president's inaugural was well received by the audience.
学生会主席的就职演讲深受观众好评。
inaugural 作形容词时，用于名词前，表示‘就职的、开幕的’。
The president delivered his inaugural address.
总统发表了就职演说。
inaugural 作名词时，指就职演讲。
She will deliver the inaugural at noon.
她将在中午发表就职演讲。
Not this
He will inaugural the new president.
Use this
He will inaugurate the new president.
错误：将形容词/名词“inaugural”误用作动词。动词形式应为“inaugurate”，表示“就职；开幕”。
Not this
The inaugural of the new building was held yesterday.
Use this
The inauguration of the new building was held yesterday.
错误：用“inaugural”指代典礼本身，但作为名词时通常指就职演讲，而非整个仪式。应用“inauguration”表示“就职典礼；开幕式”。
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就职演说
The president delivered his inaugural address to a crowd of supporters.
总统向支持者人群发表了就职演说。
就职典礼；开幕式
The inaugural ceremony was held in the main square.
就职典礼在主广场举行。
就职讲座
She gave her inaugural lecture as professor of physics.
她作为物理学教授发表了就职讲座。
首航
The airline's inaugural flight from Beijing to Paris took off on time.
该航空公司从北京到巴黎的首航准时起飞。
首个赛季
The team won the championship in its inaugural season.
这支球队在首个赛季就赢得了冠军。
成立大会；首届会议
The inaugural meeting of the society was attended by fifty members.
该协会的成立大会有五十名成员参加。
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联想总统就职日（Inauguration Day）：就职的、开幕的，指首次开场的那一场。
语域：formal 常见场景：inaugural address/ceremony、inaugural season/flight inaugural 多用于正式或公开场合，例如就职典礼、就职演讲，或首次举办的活动、赛季、航班等。日常口语中比较少见，通常直接用 first。
这些词都含拼写 -ural，但与 inaugural 的发音不同，没有一个与 inaugural 真押韵。mural、plural、rural 以 /rəl/ 结尾，而 inaugural 多一个 /ɡjʊ/（或 /ɡjə/）音，且重音在 -naug- 上。注意 natural 虽然看起来像，但读 /ˈnætʃərəl/，不要用它类推 inaugural。
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