commencement

commencement

英[kəˈmensmənt]美[kəˈmɛnsmənt]

n.开始， 毕业典礼；

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*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

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

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

毕业典礼, 学位授予典礼

英英词典释义

Noun

1. the time at which something is supposed to begin;

2. an academic exercise in which diplomas are conferred

3. the act of starting something;