commencement

英 [kəˈmensmənt]

美 [kəˈmensmənt]

n.  开始; 开端; 学位授予典礼; 毕业典礼

GREIELTS法律

BNC.12251 / COCA.13566

牛津词典

noun

• 开始；开端
  beginning
  1. the commencement of the financial year
     财政年度的开始
• 学位授予典礼；毕业典礼
  a ceremony at which students receive their academic degrees or diplomas

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 开始
  Thecommencementof something is its beginning.
  1. All applicants should be at least 16 years of age at the commencement of this course.
     申请修读这门课程者至少要年满16岁。
• 学位授予仪式;(大学或高中的)毕业典礼
  Commencementis a ceremony at a university, college, or high school at which students formally receive their degrees or diplomas.

in BRIT, use 英国英语用 graduation

英英释义

noun

• the act of starting something
  1. he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations
  Synonym:beginningstart
• an academic exercise in which diplomas are conferred
  Synonym:commencement exercisecommencement ceremonygraduationgraduation exercise
• the time at which something is supposed to begin
  1. they got an early start
  2. she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her
  Synonym:beginningfirstoutsetget-gostartkickoffstarting timeshowtimeoffset

双语例句

• The date on which the project is first published will be regarded as the commencement date of the project.
  有关项目首次刊登宪报的日期，将作为该项目的开始实施日期。
• So on this commencement day, I speak to you as a parent.
  因此，在你们的毕业典礼上，我以一个家长的身份跟你们说这番话。
• The commencement exercise does not mean a severance of your tie to us or to the universities'tie to you.
  今天的毕业典礼并不表示你和学校的分离，它更意味着你和学校联系的开始。
• I became sick of commencement speeches at about your age.
  在和你们差不多大的时候，我开始厌倦毕业典礼上的演讲。
• LIKE practically everyone else, I gave a commencement speech last week.
  像几乎所有人一样，我上周也进行了毕业典礼演讲。
• You can also set up any of these tasks and the closing time and date of their commencement.
  您也可以设立任何这些任务的结束时间和条款的生效日期。
• Written documentation evidencing this certification must be on file with owner prior to commencement of work.
  必须在开始工作前，将证明该认证的书面文件提交给业主。
• A report on completion of the preparation and an application letter for business commencement;
  筹建工作完成情况报告和申请开业报告。
• Would passengers please put out cigarettes before the commencement of the flight.
  请乘客们在飞机起飞前熄灭香烟。
• With the commencement of our school, I started my study in grade three.
  开学了，我从三年级开始读。