Commencement是什么意思？

Commencement

英[kəˈmensmənt] 美[kəˈmɛnsmənt]

• n. 开始， 开端，毕业典礼， 学位授予典礼；

复数：commencements;

例句

• Before leaving I attended the 47 th commencement of Cornell on June 16, 1914. 离校之前,我还在1914年6月16日参加了康乃尔的第47届毕业典礼.
• Following the commencement ceremony of the university, diploma ceremonies were held in colleges and schools. 大学的毕业典礼结束之后, 便是由各个学院自己举办的学位颁发仪式.
• Thank you for giving us this singular privilege of being part of this commencement ceremony. 谢谢你们给予我们参加这次毕业典礼的殊荣.
• The commencement ceremony affirms each student's search for knowledge. 这个毕业典礼是对每个学生对知识的追求的肯定.
• The high school seniors engaged in high jinks after commencement. 毕业典礼后高中毕业生狂欢一场.
• Who gave your commencement address? 谁给你们做了毕业演说? oration指 “正式演说”,如:
• Would passengers please put out cigarettes before the commencement of the flight. 请乘客在飞机起飞前熄灭香烟.
• the commencement of the financial year 财政年度的开始
• ...shortly after the commencement of the service. 这项服务开始实施后不久
• 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。

英语六级真题

and the choice of commencement speakers often reflects a balance of institutional priorities and aspirations
出自-2014年6月阅读原文

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-UNCOUNT
  开始
  The commencement of something is its beginning.
  例句
  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。
• N-VAR
  学位授予仪式;(大学或高中的)毕业典礼
  Commencement is a ceremony at a university, college, or high school at which students formally receive their degrees or diplomas.

英汉词典释义

• n.
  开始, 开端
  Would passengers please put out cigarettes before the commencement of the flight. 请乘客在飞机起飞前熄灭香烟。

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. the time at which something is supposed to begin;
  "they got an early start""she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her"
  2. an academic exercise in which diplomas are conferred
  3. the act of starting something;
  "he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations"