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

• The full Senate is expected to confirm her appointment Tuesday after President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration.
  预计全体参议院将在当选总统奥巴马下星期二宣誓就职后正式确认这项提名。
• 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。
• The president's inauguration speech fell into three parts.
  总统的就职演说分成三部分。
• 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 for the new building will be held this morning.
  今天上午将举行新厦的落成典礼。
• January: Barack Obama's inauguration.
  1月份：巴拉克奥巴马（BarackObama）宣誓就职。
• At the inauguration, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court swore in the new President.
  在总统就职仪式上，联邦最高法院总检察长主持了新总统宣誓就职。
• Many African American families attended the inauguration of the country's first black president.
  很多非洲裔美国家庭参加了美国第一位黑人总统的就职典礼。
• 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。
• 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。