inaugurate
verbVerb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they inaugurate | |
| he / she / it inaugurates | |
| past simple inaugurated | |
| past participle inaugurated | |
| -ing form inaugurating |
- inaugurate somebody (as something)
to introduce a new public official or leader at a special ceremony 爲（某人）舉行就職典禮 He will be inaugurated (as) President in January. 他將於一月份就任總統。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- formally
- officially
- inaugurate something
to officially open a building or start an organization with a special ceremony 爲…舉行落成儀式（或創建儀式） The new theatre was inaugurated by the mayor. 新落成的劇院由市長主持了開幕典禮。 The assembly was formally inaugurated in December. 大會於 12 月正式召開。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- formally
- officially
- inaugurate something (formal)
to introduce a new development or an important change 引進；開創；開始 The moon landing inaugurated a new era in space exploration. 登陸月球開創了太空探索的新紀元。 People hoped that the new government would inaugurate a period of change. 人們希望新政府將開創一個變革時期。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- formally
- officially
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from Latin inaugurat- ‘interpreted as omens (from the flight of birds)’, based on augurare ‘to augur’.