美[k??m?nsm?nt] 1 . the commencement of the financial year
財政年度的開始
來自《權威詞典》
2 . Would passengers please put out cigarettes before the commencement of the flight.
請乘客在飛機起飛前熄滅香煙.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
3 . Who gave your commencement address?
誰給你們做了畢業演說? oration指 “正式演說”,如:
來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》
4 . All applicants should be at least 16 years of age at the commencement of this course.
申請修讀這門課程者至少要年滿16歲。
來自柯林斯例句
5 . 'Commence,'was Monsieur Defarge's not unreasonable reply,'at the commencement .'
“ 從開頭說起, ” 德伐日的回答不無道理.
來自英漢文學 - 雙城記
1.the time at which something is supposed to begin;
they got an early start
2.an academic exercise in which diplomas are conferred
3.the act of starting something;
he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations
