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
- 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。 - Any changes on commencement date shall be informed to you in advance.
对于开始日期的任何变动，我们都将提前通知您。 - It is my great honor to declare the commencement of the Shanghai International Conference on Intellectual Property Rights.
我非常荣幸地宣布，上海知识产权国际会议现在开幕！ - In a way, this is also a commencement year for me.
某种程度上，今年也是我的毕业年。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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）。