the first performance of a musical or theatrical work or the first showing of a film (音乐,戏剧)首演;电影首映
verb
[with obj.]give the first performance of 首次上演 his first stage play was premiered at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre. 他的第一部舞台剧本是在伯明翰保留节目剧场首次上演的。 ■[no obj.](of a musical or theatrical work or a film) have its first performance 首次上演(映);首次露面 the show premiered in New York this week. 该节目本周在纽约首映。
语源
late 19th cent.: French première, feminine of premier 'first' (see premier)