commencement
英 [kəˈmensmənt]
美 [kəˈmensmənt]
n. 开始; 开端; 学位授予典礼; 毕业典礼
BNC.12251 / COCA.13566
牛津词典
noun
- 开始；开端
beginning- the commencement of the financial year
财政年度的开始
- the commencement of the financial year
- 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.- 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。
- All applicants should be at least 16 years of age at the commencement of this course.
- 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
- he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations
- an academic exercise in which diplomas are conferred
- the time at which something is supposed to begin
- they got an early start
- she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her
双语例句
- With the commencement of our school, I started my study in grade three.
开学了，我从三年级开始读。 - I'm confident that the graduation ceremonies will really be a commencement and that lots of work await you.
我相信毕业典礼实在只是一个开端，日后有无数的工作在等着你。 - E.g.He made a speech at the commencement.
他在毕业典礼上做了一次演讲。 - Period of insurance and the commencement of the insurance liability;
保险期间和保险责任开始时间； - I am absolutely delighted and honored to be here with all of you for this commencement.
我非常高兴，非常荣幸能在这里和大家一起参加这个毕业典礼。 - 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。 - Then I went to look up what commencement meant.
然后我才去查“毕业典礼”是什么意思（众人笑）。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。