commencement 详细解释

commencement

[kə'mensmənt]

n.开始, 毕业典礼

词形变化

名词: commencer | 动词过去式: commenced | 动词过去分词: commenced | 动词现在分词: commencing | 动词第三人称单数: commences |

词义辨析

同义参见:

dawn  outset  opening  onset  institution  initiative  conception  

英英释义

名词 commencement:

the time at which something is supposed to begin

同义词:beginning, first, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time, showtime, offset

an academic exercise in which diplomas are conferred

同义词:commencement exercise, commencement ceremony, graduation, graduation exercise

the act of starting something

同义词:beginning, start

补充

commencementcommencement英:[kəˈmensmənt] 美:[kəˈmɛnsmənt]n.1.开始, 开端Would passengers please put out cigarettes before the commencement of the flight.请乘客在飞机起飞前熄灭香烟。2.毕业典礼, 学位授予典礼

例句

1. All applicants should be at least 16 years of age at the commencement of this course.所有申请人需年满16周岁才能开始上这门课程。 2. at the commencement of training.训练开始时 。 3. [mass noun]the date of commencement.开始日期。 4. the commencement of this chapter.这一章的开头。 5. [as modifier]a commencement address.毕业典礼上的致辞。 6. They awaited the commencement of the trial.他们等待着审判的开始。 7. It's the first attempt at peace since the commencement [=start] of hostilities.这是双方敌对以来首次为争取和平而做出努力。 8. the week before commencement [=graduation]毕业典礼前一周 9. A poet will speak at the commencement.一位诗人将在毕业典礼上发言。 10. a commencement speech/address/ceremony毕业典礼演讲/致辞/仪式 11. commencement exercises毕业典礼活动