commencement
🇺🇸 /kəˈmɛnsmənt/
📖 释义
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noun
开始; 毕业典礼; 毕业日; 起始点; 就职; 生效日期
🔗 详情
词形变化
可数
复数: commencements
常用搭配
commencement ceremonycommencement speechcommencement addresscommencement exercisesdate of commencement
派生词
commencerecommencementcommencing
同义词
beginningstartinitiationinaugurationgraduation
反义词
conclusionendingtermination
易混淆词
commandment
EN: 'Commandment' refers to a divine law or rule (e.g., the Ten Commandments); 'commencement' refers to a beginning or a graduation ceremony.
zh: 'Commandment'指神圣的法律或规则(例如十诫);'commencement'指开始或毕业典礼。
拼写提示
EN: Remember the double 'm' and the 'e' before '-ment': com-mence-ment. A common error is dropping the 'e' to write '*commencment'.
zh: 记住双写'm'和'-ment'前的'e':com-mence-ment。常见的错误是漏掉'e'写成'*commencment'。
💬 例句
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The commencement of the project was delayed by several weeks.
该项目的启动被推迟了好几周。
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She gave the keynote speech at the university's commencement.
她在大学毕业典礼上发表了主旨演讲。
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Commencement is scheduled for the third Saturday in May.
毕业典礼定在五月的第三个星期六。
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From the commencement of hostilities, both sides suffered heavy losses.
从敌对行动开始起,双方都遭受了重大损失。
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The commencement of his presidency marked a new era in politics.
他就任总统标志着政治新时代的开始。
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The commencement of the new legislation is set for January 1st.
新立法的生效日期定为一月一日。