Word · Frequency #12251
commencement
开始；开端；起始
the act or fact of beginning something; the start
- 1.
The first existence of anything; act or fact of commencing; the beginning.
任何事物的最初存在；开始的行为或事实；开端。
- 2.
the time at which something is supposed to begin
某事应开始的时间
- 3.
The day when degrees are conferred by colleges and universities upon students and others.
学院和大学向学生及其他人士授予学位之日。
- 4.
an academic exercise in which diplomas are conferred
授予文凭的学术仪式
- 5.
A graduation ceremony, from a school, college or university. Sometimes before the actual graduation.
学校、学院或大学的毕业典礼,有时在实际毕业之前举行。
- 6.
the act of starting something
开始某事的行为
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
In use
The commencement of the project was delayed due to bad weather.
Her parents traveled to attend her college commencement.
The commencement speech was delivered by a famous author.
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。
All graduates were present at commencement.
所有毕业生都出席了毕业典礼。
commencement [noun]
用作定语修饰其他名词，如毕业典礼的演讲者、仪式等。
The commencement speaker gave an inspiring speech.
Connections
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
- 毕业典礼演讲嘉宾
- We invited a famous author as the commencement speaker.我们邀请了一位著名作家作为毕业典礼演讲嘉宾。
- commencement exercises
Learner notes
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。
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words like 'advancement' and 'enhancement' share a similar ending but do not rhyme with 'commencement'.
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.