premiere

noun

1. the first public performance of a play or movie

verb

1. perform a work for the first time

Synonym: premier

2. be performed for the first time

e.g. We premiered the opera of the young composer and it was a critical success

Synonym: premier

adj

1. preceding all others in time

e.g. the premiere showing

Synonym: premier

1. 首映；首演；初次公演
The premiere of a new play or film is the first public performance of it.

e.g. A new Czechoslovak film has had its premiere at the Karlovy Vary film festival.
一部捷克斯洛伐克新电影在卡罗维发利电影节上首映。
e.g. ...a royal film premiere.
盛大的电影首映

2. （使）首映；（使）首演；（使）初次公演
When a film or show premieres or is premiered, it is shown to an audience for the first time.

e.g. The documentary premiered at the Jerusalem Film Festival...
这部纪录片在耶路撒冷电影节首映。
e.g. The opera is due to be premiered by ENO next year.
这部歌剧将于明年在英国国家歌剧院首演。

1. 首演：2004 年,詹金斯的首张专辑<>(Premiere)盘踞古典音乐排行榜冠军位置长达8周,创下全英国次女高音专辑销售速度最快的纪录. 到了发行第三张专辑<>(Living theDream)的时候,英国古典音乐排行榜上的前三名竟然就是她的全部三张专辑.

2. 电影首映：为了提高票房收入,影片...作影片还会在全球举行盛大的电影首映(premiere). 一部影片公演前,有时会为试探观众反应而进行试片(preview /sneak preview),然后才开始在各影院进行正式放映(exhibition).