an address delivered at an inaugural ceremony (especially by a United States president)
the ceremonial induction into a position;
"the new president obviously enjoyed his inauguration"
Adjective:
occurring at or characteristic of a formal investiture or induction;
"the President's inaugural address"
"an inaugural ball"
serving to set in motion;
"the magazine's inaugural issue"
"the initiative phase in the negotiations"
"an initiatory step toward a treaty"
"his first (or maiden) speech in Congress"
"the liner's maiden voyage"
inaugural的用法和样例:
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用作形容词 (adj.)
His inaugural speech was very inspiring. 他的就职演说很鼓动人心。
The inaugural session closed at17:10local. 开幕式在当地时间下午5点10分结束。
Only 13 nations took part in the inaugural tournament, with a majority of nine coming from South America. 只有13个国家参加了首次世界杯联赛,其中大部分来自南美。