inaugurate

inaugurate
[ɪˈnɔːgjʊreɪt]
verb
  1. [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。
派生
inauguration
noun
inaugurator
noun
inauguratory
adjective
语源
  1. late 16th cent.: from Latin inaugurat- 'interpreted as omens (from the flight of birds'), based on augurare 'to augur'
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