Word · Frequency #12070
inaugural
就任的；开幕的
relating to a formal investiture or induction
- 1.
Of inauguration; as in a speech or lecture by the person being inaugurated.
就职的；如就职演讲或讲座
- 2.
Marking the beginning of an operation, venture, etc.
标志着一个操作、冒险等的开始
首次的；创始的；就职的；如就职演讲或讲座；标志着一个操作、冒险等的开始；就任的；开幕的
In use
The new manager gave an inaugural speech to introduce herself to the staff.
The school is hosting its inaugural science fair this Saturday.
The student council president's inaugural was well received by the audience.
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。
deliver/give + an/the inaugural
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。
Common mistakes
He will inaugural the new president.
Connections
Collocations
- inaugural address
- 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。
- inaugural ceremony
- 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。
- inaugural lecture
- 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。
- inaugural flight
- 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。
- inaugural season
- 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。
- inaugural meeting
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想总统就职日（Inauguration Day）：就职的、开幕的，指首次开场的那一场。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.