It is a debut that will initially make little difference, but could, over time, change the way central banks conduct monetary policy. 它的首度亮相在最开始影响力不会太大,但假以时日,可能会改变央行实施货币政策的方式。 ——《经济学人》
Even though the company has lost money for the last several years, its stock sale valued the company at $25.7 billion, a valuation even higher than Twitter’s at its market debut last fall. 尽管该公司过去几年在亏损,它的股价却将公司估值定为257亿美元,甚至高于推特去年秋天在股市上首次亮相的估值。 ——《纽约时报》
基本释义 [noun] a person's first appearance or performance in a particular capacity or role [名词] 某人以某个特定身份或角色的首次亮相或表演
深入解读 Debut 是一个与常见单词 debug (排错、调试、除错)拼写十分接近的单词,该词源自法语 débuter (在台球比赛中打第一杆、在草地滚球戏中率先击球),18世纪中期经法语 début (首次亮相)进入英语后,主要用来表示表演者、运动员等“首次亮相、登台、公演、露面”,比如:
首次出镜时,她刚满18岁。然后她在36岁时达到了事业的巅峰。 She was scarcely 18 when she made her debut. Then she reached the apex of her career at 36.
那个浑身上下每个毛孔都散发着性感的女孩首次出现在伦敦社交界便艳惊四座,被视为同龄人里最美丽的年轻女子。 The girl who oozed sexuality from every pore dazzled London society as the most beautiful debutante of her generation.