Word · Frequency #21010
recommenced
重新开始;使重新开始
recommenced is the past of recommence.
cause to start anew; begin again
- 1.
To begin again.
重新开始
重新开始;(使)重新开始
In use
After the lunch break, the meeting recommenced at two o'clock.
The teacher recommenced the lesson after the fire alarm stopped.
Work on the bridge will recommence next spring.
recommence something
用于及物含义,后接名词或名词短语,指使某活动或过程重新开始。
The company recommenced operations after the strike ended.
罢工结束后,公司重新开始运营。
recommence doing something
后接动名词,强调恢复之前中断的动作。
He recommenced writing his memoir once he recovered.
他康复后重新开始写回忆录。
something recommences
用于不及物含义,主语是重新开始的事件或活动。
The ceremony recommenced after a brief delay.
短暂延误后,仪式重新开始了。
Verb forms
base recommence · third person recommences · -ing recommencing · past recommenced · past participle recommenced
表示(使)重新开始,多用于正式语境。
Common mistakes
The class recommenced again after the break.The class recommenced after the break.
recommence 本身已含“重新开始”之意,不需要再加 again,否则语义重复。
We recommend the meeting after lunch.We recommence the meeting after lunch.
recommence 意为“重新开始”,而 recommend 意为“推荐”;拼写相近但词义不同,表达“重新开始会议”应用 recommence。
Connections
Collocations
- recommence work
- 重新开始工作
- We recommenced work immediately after the holiday.假期一结束,我们立即重新开始工作。
- recommence negotiations
- 重新开始谈判
- The two countries recommenced negotiations after a brief breakdown.短暂破裂后,两国重新开始谈判。
- recommence operations
- 重新开始运营
- The factory recommenced operations once the equipment was repaired.设备修好后,工厂重新开始运营。
- recommence proceedings
- 重新启动诉讼程序
- The court may recommence proceedings if new evidence emerges.如果出现新证据,法院可能会重新启动诉讼程序。
Synonyms
- resume
- (中断后)继续;恢复 · 更常用,正式场合可替换本词;多接宾语,侧重从原处继续,不是从头再来。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
re-(再次)+ commence(开始)→ 再次开始。联想:中断的比赛经裁判示意 recommence(重新开始)。
Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:正式报告或文件、学术写作、正式会议或仪式 recommence 多用于正式书面语或正式场合,如报告、文献、正式通知;日常口语中通常更常说 start again、begin again 或 restart。使用时注意保持语体一致。
Pronunciation & Spelling
commence 和 immense 与 recommence 的结尾都读 /mens/,押韵;sense、dense、fence、hence 读 /ens/,同样押韵。注意拼写相似但读音不同的词,如 recommend /ˌrekəˈmend/,不要与 recommence 混淆。
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.