- the first performance of a musical or theatrical work or the first showing of a film（音乐, 戏剧）首演; 电影首映。
with obj.
1- give the first performance of首次上演：
his first stage play was premiered at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre.
他的第一部舞台剧本是在伯明翰保留节目剧场首次上演的。
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- no obj.(of a musical or theatrical work or a film) have its first performance首次上演（映）; 首次露面：
the show premiered in New York this week.
该节目是本周在纽约首次上演的。
词源
late 19th cent.: French première， feminine of premier 'first' （see PREMIER）.