inaugurate
/ɪˈnɔːgjʊreɪt/verb
with obj.
1- begin or introduce (a system, policy, or period)开始, 开创(体系, 政策, 时段):
he inaugurated a new policy of trade and exploration.
他启动了贸易和开发的新政策。
1.1
- admit (someone) formally to office为…举行就职典礼。
1.2
- mark the beginning or first public use of (an organization or project)为(组织, 工程)举行开幕式:
the museum was inaugurated on September 12.
9月12日举行了博物馆开馆仪式。
派生词
inauguration
nouninaugurator
nouninauguratory
adjective词源
late 16th cent.: from Latin inaugurat- 'interpreted as omens (from the flight of birds)', based on augurare 'to augur'.