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单词 inaugural
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Definition of inaugural in English:

inaugural

adjective ɪˈnɔːɡjʊr(ə)lɪnˈɔɡ(j)ərəl
  • attributive Marking the beginning of an institution, activity, or period of office.

    his inaugural concert as Music Director
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The " five nos, " stated in his inaugural speech, remain unchanged.
    • His first inaugural address was as much a " Freedom Speech " as was the second.
    • He now faces a new challenge of explaining his vision to the country and to the world in his second inaugural address.
    • It was the best Democratic speech since FDR's first inaugural address.
    • Today in Britain there is the inaugural meeting of Labour parliamentarians against the war.
    • The first inaugural ball was held in 1809 following the inauguration of James Madison.
    • Bush's second inaugural address was devoted to the power of liberty and democracy.
    • In his inaugural lecture, Milne again reviews his work, but adds two remarks of interest.
    • But religion is a private matter, and thus not a fit subject for an inaugural address.
    • The new venue's inaugural exhibitions are culled from the museum's permanent collection.
    • After the inaugural address by E. Vasu, writer, the participants read out their short stories.
    • My " inaugural lecture " was about U.S. political and cultural imperialism.
    • Madrid Mayor and ruling party bigwigs have consented to participate in the inaugural ceremony.
    • The president's second inaugural speech obviously requires further discussion and analysis.
    • The formal inaugural ceremony at Nottingham will be held this July according to Yang.
    • More than 50 people attended the inaugural meeting of the Richmond Field Naturalists last month.
    • Asia House will celebrate the opening of its new home and gallery with an inaugural exhibition.
    • The shortest inaugural address was given by George Washington at his second Inauguration, in 1793.
    • So, in his inaugural speech, the new president called for national unity.
    • Then he devoted his entire inaugural address to that subject.
    Synonyms
    first, initial, introductory, initiatory, launching
    opening, maiden
    dedicatory
noun ɪˈnɔːɡjʊr(ə)lɪnˈɔɡ(j)ərəl
  • An inaugural speech, especially one made by an incoming US president.

    President Clinton's inaugural
    Example sentencesExamples
    • One criticism of the president's inaugural is that it was a nice speech, but that his credibility is zero: no one believes anything he says.
    • In President Bush's case, his first inaugural was well-written, but it didn't really say very much.
    • It was a departure from the usual - different from the usual clichéd inaugurals.
    • But most presidential inaugurals are not very good.
    • Two scholars count Garfield's inaugural as his only significant speech.
    • Another Republican president, in his second inaugural, talked of binding up the nation's wounds.
    • You helped draft President Clinton's second inaugural, is that right?

Origin

Late 17th century: from French (from inaugurer 'inaugurate', from Latin inaugurare) + -al.

  • This is the adoption of a French word coming from Latin inaugurare ‘take omens from the flight of birds’. See auspicious

 
 

Definition of inaugural in US English:

inaugural

adjectiveɪnˈɔɡ(j)ərəlinˈôɡ(y)ərəl
  • attributive Marking the beginning of an institution, activity, or period of office.

    his inaugural concert as Music Director
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The shortest inaugural address was given by George Washington at his second Inauguration, in 1793.
    • In his inaugural lecture, Milne again reviews his work, but adds two remarks of interest.
    • The president's second inaugural speech obviously requires further discussion and analysis.
    • Asia House will celebrate the opening of its new home and gallery with an inaugural exhibition.
    • Today in Britain there is the inaugural meeting of Labour parliamentarians against the war.
    • The formal inaugural ceremony at Nottingham will be held this July according to Yang.
    • The new venue's inaugural exhibitions are culled from the museum's permanent collection.
    • Madrid Mayor and ruling party bigwigs have consented to participate in the inaugural ceremony.
    • After the inaugural address by E. Vasu, writer, the participants read out their short stories.
    • But religion is a private matter, and thus not a fit subject for an inaugural address.
    • Bush's second inaugural address was devoted to the power of liberty and democracy.
    • His first inaugural address was as much a " Freedom Speech " as was the second.
    • More than 50 people attended the inaugural meeting of the Richmond Field Naturalists last month.
    • It was the best Democratic speech since FDR's first inaugural address.
    • My " inaugural lecture " was about U.S. political and cultural imperialism.
    • The first inaugural ball was held in 1809 following the inauguration of James Madison.
    • So, in his inaugural speech, the new president called for national unity.
    • The " five nos, " stated in his inaugural speech, remain unchanged.
    • He now faces a new challenge of explaining his vision to the country and to the world in his second inaugural address.
    • Then he devoted his entire inaugural address to that subject.
    Synonyms
    first, initial, introductory, initiatory, launching
nounɪnˈɔɡ(j)ərəlinˈôɡ(y)ərəl
  • 1An inaugural speech, especially one made by an incoming US president.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • In President Bush's case, his first inaugural was well-written, but it didn't really say very much.
    • One criticism of the president's inaugural is that it was a nice speech, but that his credibility is zero: no one believes anything he says.
    • Another Republican president, in his second inaugural, talked of binding up the nation's wounds.
    • You helped draft President Clinton's second inaugural, is that right?
    • It was a departure from the usual - different from the usual clichéd inaugurals.
    • But most presidential inaugurals are not very good.
    • Two scholars count Garfield's inaugural as his only significant speech.
    1. 1.1US An inaugural ceremony.
      the ball before the inaugural
      Example sentencesExamples
      • He would spend the rest of his career attending Broadway first nights, not Stalin inaugurals.
      • As a citizen, she had a perfect right to sing the national anthem of her own country during the inaugural of the president of her own country.
      • From performing at presidential inaugurals to Broadway musicals to rodeos, these Sailors keep up one of the busiest schedules in the Navy.
      • Just since the election's end and the inaugural, I have realized how much I've changed.
      • With the first inaugural, it was all the excitement of the inauguration and so on.
      • I took her to the first Reagan inaugural; Bill Buckley was there too.
      • Anyone who observed the second inaugural of President Bush could not help but notice the frailty of Chief Justice Rehnquist.
      • After the formal inaugural of the festival as such, it will be screening time.
      • He says the widely-held view that American men stopped wearing hats after JFK didn't wear one to his inaugural is a myth.
      • Indeed, children in the family setting may hear similar invocations and benedictions at inaugurals and other public ceremonies.
      • It may have been the most low-key inaugural in years.
      • It was a cheerful group that gathered to witness the formal inaugural of the indoor golf course at Brown Coffee Pub, at R.S. Puram on Wednesday.
      • The Chairman of the Sakthi Group, N. Mahalingam, presided over the inaugural.
      • There are some inaugurals that remain implanted in our minds, certainly John F. Kennedy's in the snow.
      • You know, he was doing so well in the days before the inaugural, before the pardons came out.
      • However, cops were strict at the inaugural of the Afro-Asian Games.
      • Bill Clinton's inaugurals marked the end of the era of World War II presidents and the arrival of the rock and roll generation in the seats of power.
      • The campus of the Maharaja's College on Monday saw the inaugural of a rainwater harvesting unit that has the potential to be a model for the rest of Kochi.
      • The occasion was the inaugural of a book exhibition for the handicapped.
      • The enthusiastic artistes waited patiently for their turn and for the formalities of an inaugural, including speeches, to be completed.

Origin

Late 17th century: from French (from inaugurer ‘inaugurate’, from Latin inaugurare) + -al.

 
 
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