inaugural UK [ɪ'nɔ:.gjʊ.rəl] US [-'nɑ:.gjɚ-] adjective [before noun] ■an inaugural speech is the first speech someone gives when starting an important new job 就职的;就任的(演讲)•the President's inaugural address to the nation总统向全国发表的就职演说 ■an inaugural event is the first in a series of planned events 首次的;初始的•the inaugural meeting of the archaeological society考古组织的第一次会议 |