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

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）。
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。
Is the correct commencement getd ready how?
对了毕业典礼准备得怎么样？
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。
With the commencement of our school, I started my study in grade three.
开学了，我从三年级开始读。
I feel as if commencement address will never end.
我觉得毕业典礼的致辞好像永远不会结束似的。
Entry form will be destroyed before the commencement of next Music Festival.
报名表将于来届音乐节开始前销毁。
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 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。
I am absolutely delighted and honored to be here with all of you for this commencement.
我非常高兴，非常荣幸能在这里和大家一起参加这个毕业典礼。