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The new railway line was inaugurated by the transport minister last week. The discovery of penicillin inaugurated a new era in medicine. The president was inaugurated in a ceremony attended by thousands.

inaugurate

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Significado: To begin or introduce something new, especially a system, policy, or period; to formally admit someone to office with a ceremony.

开创，开始引入某项新事物（尤指制度、政策或时期）；通过正式仪式就职。

Dar comienzo o introducir algo nuevo, especialmente un sistema, una política o un período; admitir formalmente a alguien en un cargo mediante una ceremonia.

新しい制度・政策・時代などを始める、導入すること。また、正式な式典をもって就任させること。

새로운 제도·정책·시대 등을 시작하거나 도입하는 것. 또한 공식 취임식을 통해 직위에 취임시키는 것.

Inaugurate carries a sense of ceremony and formality. It is most commonly associated with the swearing-in of political leaders (an 'inauguration'), but is also used for the opening of buildings, the launch of new services, or the beginning of a new era. The noun forms are 'inauguration' and 'inaugural.'

inaugurate带有仪式感和正式感。最常与政治领导人的就职宣誓（即'inauguration'）相关，但也用于建筑物的落成、新服务的启用或新时代的开始。其名词形式为'inauguration'和'inaugural'。

Inaugurate conlleva un sentido de ceremonia y formalidad. Se asocia sobre todo con la toma de posesión de líderes políticos (una «inauguración»), pero también se emplea para la apertura de edificios, el lanzamiento de nuevos servicios o el comienzo de una nueva era. Las formas nominales son «inauguration» e «inaugural».

inaugurateには儀式的で格式ある意味合いがある。最もよく使われるのは政治指導者の就任宣誓（inauguration）の文脈だが、建物の開設、新サービスの開始、新時代の幕開けにも用いられる。名詞形は「inauguration」および「inaugural」である。

inaugurate는 의식과 격식의 뉘앙스를 지닌다. 정치 지도자의 취임(inauguration)과 가장 많이 연관되지만, 건물의 개관, 새로운 서비스의 출범, 새 시대의 시작에도 사용된다. 명사형은 'inauguration'과 'inaugural'이다.

Ejemplos

The new railway line was inaugurated by the transport minister last week.
新铁路线上周由交通大臣主持落成典礼。
La nueva línea ferroviaria fue inaugurada por el ministro de transportes la semana pasada.
新しい鉄道路線は先週、運輸大臣によって開通式が行われた。
새 철도 노선은 지난주 교통부 장관에 의해 개통식이 거행되었다.
The discovery of penicillin inaugurated a new era in medicine.
青霉素的发现开创了医学的新纪元。
El descubrimiento de la penicilina inauguró una nueva era en la medicina.
ペニシリンの発見は医学の新時代を切り開いた。
페니실린의 발견은 의학의 새로운 시대를 열었다.
The president was inaugurated in a ceremony attended by thousands.
总统在数千人出席的仪式上宣誓就职。
El presidente fue investido en una ceremonia a la que asistieron miles de personas.
大統領は数千人が出席した式典で就任宣誓を行った。
대통령은 수천 명이 참석한 의식에서 취임 선서를 하였다.

Pronunciación

Guía de uso

Contexto: media, professional

Tono: neutral

Origen e historia

From Latin inaugurare (to consecrate, install after taking auguries), from in- (upon) + augurare (to practise augury). Entered English in the 17th century.

Contexto cultural

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal

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