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
- 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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）。 - 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。 - 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。 - The president will deliver a speech at our commencement.
校长将要我们的毕业典礼上发表演说。 - 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。