commence

中英词典：commence

形容词

commence的形容词形式为commencing。

名词

commence的名词形式为commencement，复数形式为commencements。

不同含义

动词：

1. 开始，着手（某事）。
2. （正式）开始（某活动、事件或过程）。

名词：

1. 开始，开头。

词语辨析

commence与begin在意义上非常相似，都表示“开始”。但commence更常用于正式场合或书面语，而begin则更常用于口语和非正式场合。

词汇扩充

commencement ceremony（毕业典礼）
commencement speech（毕业演讲）
commencement date（开始日期）
commencement of work（开工）
commencement address（开幕致辞）
commencement party（毕业聚会）

近义词

begin, start, initiate, launch

反义词

finish, end, conclude, terminate

柯林斯词典

动词

commence (kəˈmɛns)
1. to start or begin; come or cause to come into being, operation, etc
2. (intransitive) (of a legislative assembly, etc) to be convene or reconvene for a formal meeting
3. (transitive) to have or produce as a first principle

名词

commencement (kəˈmɛnsmənt)
1. the act or time of starting something; beginning
2. the ceremony of conferring degrees or diplomas at a university, college, etc

牛津词典

动词

commence /kəˈmɛns/
1. Begin; start.
2. [no object] (formal) Begin a course of action.
3. [with object] (formal) Have as a first element or major part.

名词

commencement /kəˈmɛnsmənt/
1. The beginning of something.
2. [often in names] A ceremony at which degrees or diplomas are conferred on students who have successfully completed their studies.

用法

例句

1. The conference will commence at 9 a.m. tomorrow.
2. They commenced their journey at dawn.
3. The construction work will commence next month.
4. The company will commence production in the new factory.
5. Let the meeting commence.
6. The commencement of the project was delayed due to funding issues.
7. She delivered the commencement speech at her alma mater.
8. He attended the commencement ceremony to receive his degree.
9. The commencement date of the course has been changed.
10. The commencement of the concert was greeted with applause.
11. We must commence our preparations immediately.
12. He commenced his research by reviewing existing literature on the topic.
13. She commenced her career as a lawyer.
14. The plant commenced operations in 2010.
15. They commenced the process of selecting a new manager.
16. It is important to commence treatment as early as possible.
17. The school year will commence on September 1st.
18. The commencement of the war led to widespread panic.
19. The novel commences with a gripping prologue.
20. They had to commence the project from scratch.
21. She commenced her presentation with a brief introduction.
22. We will commence the second phase of the project next week.
23. He commenced his speech with a joke to lighten the mood.
24. The commencement exercises will be held in the main auditorium.
25. They organized a commencement party to celebrate their graduation.