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inaugurate

UK //ɪˈnɔːɡjəreɪt//US //ɪˈnɔːɡjəreɪt//

词源

源自拉丁语 'inaugurare',意为 '通过占卜仪式正式就职',由 'in-'(进入)和 'augurare'(占卜)组成。

verb

❶ 正式启动或开始某项重要活动、项目或时期,通常伴随仪式或庆典。

“The president will inaugurate the new hospital next week.”

(总统将于下周为新医院举行落成典礼。)

“The festival was inaugurated with a fireworks display.”

(节日以烟花表演拉开序幕。)

❶ 使某人正式就任重要职位,尤指通过正式仪式。

“The new president will be inaugurated in January.”

(新总统将于一月正式就职。)

“She was inaugurated as the first female chancellor of the university.”

(她正式就任该大学的首位女校长。)

同义词:launch, initiate, commence, open, induct

常见短语

inaugurate a new era — 标志着一个新时代的开始,通常指重大变革或进步。

“The invention of the internet inaugurated a new era of communication.”

(互联网的发明开启了通讯的新时代。)

inaugurate someone into office — 通过正式仪式使某人就任某个职位,如总统、校长等。

“The ceremony to inaugurate the new mayor will be held next Monday.”

(新市长的就职仪式将于下周一举行。)