in·au·gu·rate
verb/ɪˈnɔːɡjəreɪt/
/ɪˈnɔːɡjəreɪt/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they inaugurate | /ɪˈnɔːɡjəreɪt/ /ɪˈnɔːɡjəreɪt/ |
| he / she / it inaugurates | /ɪˈnɔːɡjəreɪts/ /ɪˈnɔːɡjəreɪts/ |
| past simple inaugurated | /ɪˈnɔːɡjəreɪtɪd/ /ɪˈnɔːɡjəreɪtɪd/ |
| past participle inaugurated | /ɪˈnɔːɡjəreɪtɪd/ /ɪˈnɔːɡjəreɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form inaugurating | /ɪˈnɔːɡjəreɪtɪŋ/ /ɪˈnɔːɡjəreɪtɪŋ/ |
- inaugurate somebody (as something) to introduce a new public official or leader at a special ceremony
为（某人）举行就职典礼 - He will be inaugurated (as) President in January.
他将于一月份就任总统。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- formally
- officially
- He will be inaugurated (as) President in January.
- inaugurate something to officially open a building or start an organization with a special ceremony
为…举行落成仪式（或创建仪式） - The new theatre was inaugurated by the mayor.
新落成的剧院由市长主持了开幕典礼。 - The assembly was formally inaugurated in December.
大会于 12 月正式召开。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- formally
- officially
- The new theatre was inaugurated by the mayor.
- inaugurate something (formal) to introduce a new development or an important change
引进；开创；开始 - The moon landing inaugurated a new era in space exploration.
登陆月球开创了太空探索的新纪元。 - People hoped that the new government would inaugurate a period of change.
人们希望新政府能够开启一个变革时期。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- formally
- officially
- The moon landing inaugurated a new era in space exploration.
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from Latin inaugurat- ‘interpreted as omens (from the flight of birds)’, based on augurare ‘to augur’.