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

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。
E.g.He made a speech at the commencement.
他在毕业典礼上做了一次演讲。
I'm confident that the graduation ceremonies will really be a commencement and that lots of work await you.
我相信毕业典礼实在只是一个开端，日后有无数的工作在等着你。
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？
The commencement exercise does not mean a severance of your tie to us or to the universities'tie to you.
今天的毕业典礼并不表示你和学校的分离，它更意味着你和学校联系的开始。
The president will deliver a speech at our commencement.
校长将要我们的毕业典礼上发表演说。
So on this commencement day, I speak to you as a parent.
因此，在你们的毕业典礼上，我以一个家长的身份跟你们说这番话。
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。