Word · Frequency #12251
commencement
开始；开端；起始
核心释义
the act or fact of beginning something; the start
- 1.
任何事物的最初存在；开始的行为或事实；开端。
The first existence of anything; act or fact of commencing; the beginning.
- 2.
某事应开始的时间
the time at which something is supposed to begin
- 3.
学院和大学向学生及其他人士授予学位之日。
The day when degrees are conferred by colleges and universities upon students and others.
- 4.
授予文凭的学术仪式
an academic exercise in which diplomas are conferred
- 5.
学校、学院或大学的毕业典礼,有时在实际毕业之前举行。
A graduation ceremony, from a school, college or university. Sometimes before the actual graduation.
- 6.
开始某事的行为
the act of starting something
毕业典礼；学位授予仪式；任何事物的最初存在；开始的行为或事实；开端。；某事应开始的时间；学院和大学向学生及其他人士授予学位之日。；授予文凭的学术仪式
用法In use
The commencement of the project was delayed due to bad weather.
用法提示：commencement 在此表示“开始”，为名词，指项目的起始时间。
Her parents traveled to attend her college commencement.
用法提示：commencement 在此表示“毕业典礼”，为名词，指学生毕业的正式仪式。
The commencement speech was delivered by a famous author.
用法提示：commencement 在此表示“毕业典礼”，为名词，指毕业典礼上的演讲。
the commencement of [noun]
用于表示某事的开始。
The commencement of the project was delayed.
项目的开始被推迟了。
at commencement
通常指毕业典礼。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- commencement of
- …的开始
- The commencement of the project was delayed.项目的开始被推迟了。
- commencement date
- 开始日期
- Please mark the commencement date on your calendar.请在日历上标出开始日期。
- commencement ceremony
- 毕业典礼
- The commencement ceremony will be held in the auditorium.毕业典礼将在礼堂举行。
- commencement address
- 毕业典礼演讲
- The president gave a moving commencement address.校长发表了感人的毕业典礼演讲。
- commencement speaker
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
毕业典礼是人生新阶段的"commencement（开始）"，记住"开始"和"毕业典礼"两个意思。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：graduation ceremony、formal beginning 该词有‘毕业典礼’和‘开始’两种常见含义，前者多用于美式英语的学术场合，后者常用于正式书面语。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Words like 'advancement' and 'enhancement' share a similar ending but do not rhyme with 'commencement'.
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.