premiere
/ˈpremieə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /prɪˈmɪr/ (ame, ipa) · /pri-ˈmyer -ˈmir -ˈmē-ər; ˌpri-mē-ˈer/ (ame, mw) · /ˈprem.i.eər/ (bre, ipa)
premiere — 名詞
- premieresingular
- premieresplural
1. the event when a film, play, or similar work is presented to an audience for the
首映會；首演
作品首次公開放映或演出的活動
the event when a film, play, or similar work is presented to an audience for the first time
Fans lined the street for the film's premiere in Taipei.
粉絲為了那部電影在台北的首映會，在街上排起長隊。
premiere in + city
The ballet's premiere drew school children, teachers, and reporters.
那場芭蕾舞首演吸引了學生、老師和記者。
After the TV premiere, viewers shared clips all night.
電視首播後，觀眾整晚都在分享片段。
Tickets for Friday's premiere sold out in twenty minutes.
週五那場首映的票在二十分鐘內就賣光了。
The documentary had its world premiere at a mountain festival.
那部紀錄片在一個山區影展舉行了世界首映會。
- debut
close in meaning, but it is also widely used for a person's first public appearance
- opening night
narrower; it focuses on the first evening performance
- launch
broader and more commercial, often used for products or services
文法句型
a film's premiere
have its premiere
world premiere
tickets for the premiere
用法筆記
Often follows the name of a film, play, or series, and commonly appears with words like world, TV, or Friday night.
常見錯誤
premiere — 動詞
- premierepresent simple I / you / we / they
- premieres3rd person singular
- premiering-ing form
- premieredpast simple
1. to be shown or performed to the public in its first showing, or to present a wor
首映；首演
首次公開放映或演出；也可指安排首映
to be shown or performed to the public in its first showing, or to present a work that way
The film premieres in Kaohsiung next week after two years of work.
這部電影在歷時兩年製作後，將於下週在高雄首映。
intransitive: work premieres in + place
Netflix will premiere the series worldwide on Friday night.
Netflix 將在週五晚上於全球首播這部影集。
transitive: premiere + object
A new opera premiered at the city hall last winter.
一部新歌劇去年冬天在市政廳首演。
The station premiered a cooking show after the evening news.
那家電視台在晚間新聞後首播了一個料理節目。
Chen's short dance piece will premiere online during the arts festival.
Chen 的短篇舞作將在藝術節期間線上首演。
文法句型
the film premieres in Kaohsiung
premiere a series on Friday
premiere at a festival
premiere online
用法筆記
Used both with no object and with a direct object. Without an object, the subject is usually the film, play, or show itself; with an object, the subject is the person or company presenting it.
常見錯誤
premiere — 形容詞
- premierepositive
- more premierecomparative
- most premieresuperlative
1. coming before anything else in time; earliest
最早的
時間上最先出現的
coming before anything else in time; earliest
The premiere edition still showed the author's handwritten corrections.
最早的版本上，還看得到作者手寫修改的痕跡。
formal use for earliest version
The climbers' premiere attempt failed, but the second one reached camp.
登山隊第一次嘗試失敗了，但第二次到達了營地。
These premiere maps show the coast before the harbor was built.
這些最早的地圖顯示出港口興建前的海岸線。
In the village's premiere days, families still carried water home.
在村子最早的那段日子裡，各家各戶還得自己挑水回家。
文法句型
premiere draft
premiere flight
premiere records
premiere years
用法筆記
Formal and rare in modern English. Most speakers use first or earliest instead.