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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。
开始；开端；起始
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开始；开端；起始
the act or fact of beginning something; the start
The commencement of the project was delayed.
项目的开始被推迟了。
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.
某事应开始的时间
the time at which something is supposed to begin
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.
授予文凭的学术仪式
an academic exercise in which diplomas are conferred
The commencement of the project was delayed due to bad weather.
由于恶劣天气，该项目的开始被推迟了。
Her parents traveled to attend her college commencement.
她的父母前来参加她的大学毕业典礼。
The commencement speech was delivered by a famous author.
毕业典礼演讲由一位著名作家发表。
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。
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。
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.
毕业典礼演讲者发表了鼓舞人心的演讲。
Not this
The ceremony will commencement at 10.
Use this
The ceremony will commence at 10.
“commencement”是名词，不能用作动词。此处需要动词原形“commence”表示‘开始’。
Not this
I am going to the commencement of my friend.
Use this
I am going to my friend's commencement.
表示‘某人的毕业典礼’时，英语常用名词所有格（'s）而非“of”结构。使用“my friend's commencement”更自然准确。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
…的开始
The commencement of the project was delayed.
项目的开始被推迟了。
开始日期
Please mark the commencement date on your calendar.
请在日历上标出开始日期。
毕业典礼
The commencement ceremony will be held in the auditorium.
毕业典礼将在礼堂举行。
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。
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。
毕业典礼（正式用语）
The commencement exercises lasted two hours.
毕业典礼持续了两个小时。
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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。
Words like 'advancement' and 'enhancement' share a similar ending but do not rhyme with 'commencement'.
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