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
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

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

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

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。
He was invited to speak at the commencement.
他受邀在毕业典礼上讲话。
E.g.He made a speech at the commencement.
他在毕业典礼上做了一次演讲。
Entry form will be destroyed before the commencement of next Music Festival.
报名表将于来届音乐节开始前销毁。
This was the glad commencement of a bracing day in early winter.
秋尽冬来，一个提神醒脑的日子就这样欢欢喜喜地开始了。
So I listened to lots of commencement speeches online.
所以，我开始在网上听大量的演讲来汲取灵感。
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。
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。
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。
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。