- 1
A formal word for the beginning or start of something. In American English it's especially used for a graduation ceremony — the end of school, but really the start of the next part of a student's life.
開始;(美式)畢業典禮
組成commence + -ment (noun ending).
同家族的字
- commencethe direct base verb, meaning "to begin"
原始詞典資料3 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
commencementnoun/kəˈmɛnsmənt/
- 1
The first existence of anything; act or fact of commencing; the beginning.
- The time of Henry VII nearly coincides with the commencement of what is termed modern history.
- Yet from the commencement of mining there have been unnoble proprietors of mines, who belonged to the class of merchants.
- 2
educationThe day when degrees are conferred by colleges and universities upon students and others.
- 3
educationA graduation ceremony, from a school, college or university. Sometimes before the actual graduation.
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。