[with obj.]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. 他开创了贸易和考察的新政策。 ■admit (someone) formally to office 为…举行就职典礼 ■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。