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inaugural

adjective
🔊/ɪˈnɔːɡjərəl/
🔊/ɪˈnɔːɡjərəl/
 [only before noun]
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  1. (of an official speech, meeting, etc.正式讲话、会议等) first, and marking the beginning of something important, for example the time when a new leader or parliament starts work, when a new organization is formed or when something is used for the first time就职的；开幕的；成立的；创始的
    • the President’s inaugural address总统的就职演说
    • the professor’s inaugural lecture教授的就职演说
    • the inaugural meeting of the geographical society地理学会的成立大会
    • the inaugural flight of the space shuttle航天飞机的首次飞行
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    Oxford Collocations DictionaryInaugural is used with these nouns:
    • address
    • ceremony
    • concert
    • …
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    Word Originlate 17th cent.: from French (from inaugurer ‘inaugurate’, from Latin inaugurare) + -al.

inaugural

noun
🔊/ɪˈnɔːɡjərəl/
🔊/ɪˈnɔːɡjərəl/
 [usually singular] (especially North American English)
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  1. the first official speech, meeting, etc. that marks the beginning of something important, for example the time when a new leader or parliament starts work就职的；开幕的；成立的；创始的
    • the presidential inaugural in January一月间的总统就职演说
    Topics Politicsc2