基本释义
debut: The debut of a performer or sports player is their first public performance, appearance, or recording.Roblox had a successful debut on the New York Stock Exchange. The video game platform, which has created a“metaverse” with its own currency and became wildly popular during lockdowns, saw its share price rise by 54% on the first day of trading in adirect listing.
《Roblox》在纽约证券交易所成功上市。 这个电子游戏平台用自己的货币创造了一个“虚拟世界”，并在禁售期间广受欢迎，其股价在直接上市交易的第一天就上涨了54%。
——《经济学人》
debut最开始来自法语dé but，本意指“从有记号的地方开始”，多用在游戏比赛中。法语中的débuter就指“桌球或弹子球游戏中的开球”。
工业革命以前，欧洲上流社会、贵族世家的女孩子在成年前，基本上没有机会接触到异性，她们不去学校上学，家长会为她们请私人教师。女孩子到一定的年龄，就要穿上礼服、盛装打扮，参加“成人礼”舞会。这是她们在社交中的第一次露面，法语中称其为debut。debut后来进入英语，就被用来比喻“舞台或者社交场合的首次现身”。
在美剧《马男波杰克》里，Van Cleef在评价Todd的状态时，就用到了这个单词：
Van Cleef: Good God, what's happened? He looks like he was up all night playing some sort of videographic game. He's in no condition to debut a song.Bojack: Give the kid a chance, Van Cleef.-苍天啊，怎么回事？他看起来好像整夜没睡，玩了一夜的电子游戏，他现在不适合演唱歌曲。
