inauguration
/ɪˌnɔːɡjəˈreɪʃn/ (bre, ipa) · /ɪˌnɔːɡjəˈreɪʃn/ (ame, ipa) · /i-ˌnȯ-gyə-ˈrā-shən -gə-/ (ame, mw)
inauguration — 名詞
- inaugurationsingular
- inaugurationsplural
1. the formal event where a person is given a powerful public role, such as preside
就職典禮
高層公職人員就任時舉行的正式儀式
the formal event where a person is given a powerful public role, such as president or judge, or the process of placing that person in the role.
Talia flew to Washington to attend the new president's inauguration in January.
Talia 一月份飛到華盛頓參加新任總統的就職典禮。
common pattern: attend + [person]'s inauguration
The inauguration of Chief Justice Adisa took place in the main hall of the supreme court.
首席大法官 Adisa 的就職典禮在最高法院的大廳舉行。
formal pattern: the inauguration of + [person/title]
Heavy rain did not stop thousands of people from watching the governor's inauguration on the city steps.
大雨並未阻止數千民眾在市政府台階前觀看州長的就職典禮。
Rachel gave a short speech at her father's inauguration as the new mayor of the town.
Rachel 在她父親就任新市長的就職典禮上發表了一段簡短的演說。
Television crews from many countries arrived in the capital a week before the inauguration.
來自許多國家的電視團隊在就職典禮一週前就抵達首都。
- swearing-in
narrower — refers only to the oath-taking moment of the ceremony
- investiture
more formal and old-fashioned; used for monarchs and bishops
- installation
broader; used for academic and church leaders as well as political ones
文法句型
the inauguration of [person]
at the inauguration
用法筆記
Subject of the inauguration is usually a senior public official (president, governor, mayor, judge). Distinguish from sense 2: this sense always involves a person taking office, not a building or service starting.
常見錯誤
2. a formal event marking the moment when a new building, service, or large public
啟用典禮
新建築或服務正式開幕啟用的儀式
a formal event marking the moment when a new building, service, or large public project is opened and ready for people to use.
The mayor cut a red ribbon at the inauguration of the new children's hospital.
市長在新的兒童醫院啟用典禮上剪下了紅色彩帶。
common pattern: the inauguration of + [building]
Dahlia was invited to play the violin at the inauguration of the city's concert hall.
Dahlia 受邀在這座城市音樂廳的啟用典禮上演奏小提琴。
The inauguration of the high-speed train line drew crowds along the entire route.
高鐵新路線的啟用典禮沿著整條路線吸引了大批人潮。
Local farmers attended the inauguration of the new market in the village square.
當地農民出席了村莊廣場新市場的啟用典禮。
Sayaka took photographs of the opera house's inauguration for the morning newspaper.
Sayaka 為早報拍攝了這座歌劇院的啟用典禮。
- closure
marks the end of operation rather than the start
文法句型
the inauguration of [building/service]
用法筆記
Subject is a new building, line, service, or facility — not a person (compare sense 1) and not an abstract era or trend (compare sense 3). Often paired with a symbolic action such as cutting a ribbon or unveiling a plaque.
3. the formal start of a major historical age, cultural trend, or large social shif
開端；揭幕
新時代或新風潮的正式開始
the formal start of a major historical age, cultural trend, or large social shift — for example, the moon-landing era in science or a fresh wave in fashion.
Historians often point to 1945 as the inauguration of a new global order.
歷史學家常將 1945 年視為新世界秩序的開端。
common pattern: the inauguration of + [period/order]
The festival celebrated the inauguration of a fresh artistic movement in the city.
這場節慶慶祝了城市中新藝術運動的開端。
Many people see the moon landing as the inauguration of the modern space age.
許多人將登月視為現代太空時代的開端。
Lakan wrote a long essay about the inauguration of street fashion in 1980s Tokyo.
Lakan 撰寫了一篇長文，探討 1980 年代東京街頭時尚風潮的開端。
The treaty marked the inauguration of fifty years of peace between the two nations.
這份條約標誌著兩國之間五十年和平時期的開端。
- end
marks the close of the period rather than its start
文法句型
the inauguration of [period/movement]
用法筆記
Used in writing about history, art, or politics. Distinguish from sense 2: this sense refers to abstract beginnings (eras, movements, styles), not the opening of a physical building or service.