commences

英 [kəˈmensɪz]

美 [kəˈmensɪz]

v.  开始发生; 开始; 着手
commence的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• V-ERG 开始
  When somethingcommencesor youcommenceit, it begins.
  1. The academic year commences at the beginning of October...
     学年于10月初开始。
  2. They commenced a systematic search...
     他们开始进行彻底搜查。
  3. The hunter knelt beside the animal carcass and commenced to skin it.
     猎人跪在动物尸体旁边，开始剥皮。

Commence,start, andbeginall have a similar meaning, althoughcommenceis more formal and is not normally used in conversation.The meeting is ready to begin... He tore the list up and started a fresh one. ...an alternative to commencing the process of European integration.Note thatbegin,start, andcommencecan all be followed by an -ing form or a noun, but onlybeginandstartcan be followed by a 'to' infinitive.
commence, start 和 begin 三个词意思相近，不过 commence 一词更为正式，通常不用于对话中。例如，The meeting is ready to begin (会议可以开始了)，He tore the list up and started a fresh one (他把清单撕碎，然后另列一张)，an alternative to commencing the process of European integration (启动欧洲一体化进程的另一种方式)。注意 begin, start 和 commence 都能后接动词的 -ing 形式或名词，但只有 begin 和 start 才能后接不定式。

双语例句

• When stasis commences, it is all over brothers, so make those choices now.
  当停滞期开始，黑暗兄弟们，一切就结束了，所以现在就做决定吧。
• The necessary modifications can then be made before actual product development commences.
  在实际开发产品之前，可以做必要的修改。
• It is the end of a cycle, and a new one commences that will last thousands of years before it also ends.
  这是一个结束的循环，一个新的循环将一直持续几千年的时间。
• Education commences at the mother's knee.
  教育始于母亲膝下。
• If I put in an application before the new Act commences and at the time I met the existing two ( 2) year requirement, will I have to meet the four ( 4) year requirement?
  如果我在新法案生效前递交入籍申请，而且申请时我已经满足现行的两年居住要求，我需要满足新的四年居住要求吗？
• This text commences from setting up the education network, and inquirys the problems that nonage ′ s thought morals developments should be noticed.
  从构建教育网络入手，探讨了实施未成年人思想道德建设应注意的问题。
• Seed development in most instances commences following fertilization of the ovule.
  大多数种子的形成是从胚珠受精开始的。
• The day on which the limitation period commences is not included in the period.
  时效期限开始之日不计算在期限内。
• When editorial review commences, that's where you come in.
  编辑复审开始时，那有你要做的工作。
• She commences to unburden herself of her belongings, which she has been carrying in the sleeves of her kimono.
  她开始一件件拿出藏在和服两袖中带来的自家的东西。