commencement

英 [kəˈmensmənt]

美 [kəˈmensmənt]

n. 开始; 开端; 学位授予典礼; 毕业典礼

BNC.12251 / COCA.13566

牛津词典

noun

开始；开端
beginning
1. the commencement of the financial year
  财政年度的开始
学位授予典礼；毕业典礼
a ceremony at which students receive their academic degrees or diplomas

N-UNCOUNT 开始
Thecommencementof something is its beginning.
1. All applicants should be at least 16 years of age at the commencement of this course.
  申请修读这门课程者至少要年满16岁。
学位授予仪式;(大学或高中的)毕业典礼
Commencementis a ceremony at a university, college, or high school at which students formally receive their degrees or diplomas.

in BRIT, use 英国英语用 graduation

noun

the act of starting something
1. he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations
Synonym:beginningstart
an academic exercise in which diplomas are conferred
Synonym:commencement exercisecommencement ceremonygraduationgraduation exercise
the time at which something is supposed to begin
1. they got an early start
2. she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her
Synonym:beginningfirstoutsetget-gostartkickoffstarting timeshowtimeoffset

Written documentation evidencing this certification must be on file with owner prior to commencement of work.
必须在开始工作前，将证明该认证的书面文件提交给业主。
In a way, this is also a commencement year for me.
某种程度上，今年也是我的毕业年。
You can also set up any of these tasks and the closing time and date of their commencement.
您也可以设立任何这些任务的结束时间和条款的生效日期。
Any changes on commencement date shall be informed to you in advance.
对于开始日期的任何变动，我们都将提前通知您。
This was the glad commencement of a bracing day in early winter.
秋尽冬来，一个提神醒脑的日子就这样欢欢喜喜地开始了。
Then I went to look up what commencement meant.
然后我才去查“毕业典礼”是什么意思（众人笑）。
So I listened to lots of commencement speeches online.
所以，我开始在网上听大量的演讲来汲取灵感。
This can be the most important thing of the year except graduation or commencement day.
这是除了学校毕业典礼和开学以外一年里最重要的事情。
A report on completion of the preparation and an application letter for business commencement;
筹建工作完成情况报告和申请开业报告。
Is the correct commencement getd ready how?
对了毕业典礼准备得怎么样？