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。
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
relating to a formal investiture or induction
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。
用法提示:inaugural 作形容词,表示“就任的”,修饰 speech。
The school is hosting its inaugural science fair this Saturday.
学校将于本周六举办首届科学展。
用法提示:inaugural 作形容词,表示“首次的;开幕的”,修饰 science fair。
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。
用法提示:inaugural 作名词,意为“就职演讲”。
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。
最通用,强调时间或顺序上最早;inaugural 更正式,常用于活动、演讲或职务的开始。
强调起始阶段,常指一系列步骤中的第一步;未必有典礼或正式意味,语域比 inaugural 中性。
用于事件的第一场或第一部分,如 opening ceremony;inaugural 更强调正式就任或首次创设。
仅用于船只、飞机等交通工具的首次航行或飞行(如 maiden voyage),不能替代人的就职或一般事物的开端。
grammar · medium
易错句子He will inaugural the new president.
正确表达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”。
grammar · medium
易错句子The inaugural of the new building was held yesterday.
正确表达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”。
作形容词时与inaugural的“初始的、开始的”义相对,指最后的、结束的,如inaugural meeting(首届会议)与final meeting(最后一次会议)。但final并不专门指典礼或就职场合,使用范围更广。
与inaugural的“开幕的”义相反,指收尾的,如inaugural ceremony(开幕式)与closing ceremony(闭幕式)。closing多用于活动、典礼,不用于指首次发生的时间顺序。
与inaugural的“就职演讲的”义相对,特指告别演讲,如inaugural address(就职演说)与valedictory address(告别演说)。valedictory不能用于指顺序上的最后一个,只能指告别性质。
inaugural 特指就职或开幕的首次,initial 仅指时间顺序上的开始
inaugural 是形容词或名词,inaugurate 是动词,搭配不同
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。
in-(进入)+ augur(预兆;占卜)+ -al(形容词后缀)→ 原指“根据预兆就任的”,后引申为“就职的;开创的”。同根词:inaugurate、augur、augury;同后缀词:arrival、survival。
就职典礼是 inaugural 最常出现的场合。
inaugural address 指就职演讲。
总统就职常用 inaugural 形容。
就职标志任期的开始。
首届活动常称 inaugural event。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.