in·au·gu·ral
adjective/ɪˈnɔːɡjərəl/
/ɪˈnɔːɡjərəl/
[only before noun]- (of an official speech, meeting, etc.) 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
教授的就职演讲 - 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
Oxford Collocations DictionaryInaugural is used with these nouns:- address
- ceremony
- concert
- …
Word Originlate 17th cent.: from French (from inaugurer ‘inaugurate’, from Latin inaugurare) + -al. - the President’s inaugural address