commencement

英 [kəˈmensmənt]

美 [kəˈmensmənt]

n. 开始; 开端; 学位授予典礼; 毕业典礼

BNC.12251 / COCA.13566

牛津词典

noun

开始；开端
beginning
1. the commencement of the financial year
  财政年度的开始
学位授予典礼；毕业典礼
a ceremony at which students receive their academic degrees or diplomas

N-UNCOUNT 开始
Thecommencementof something is its beginning.
1. 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。
学位授予仪式;(大学或高中的)毕业典礼
Commencementis a ceremony at a university, college, or high school at which students formally receive their degrees or diplomas.

in BRIT, use 英国英语用 graduation

noun

the act of starting something
1. he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations
Synonym:beginningstart
an academic exercise in which diplomas are conferred
Synonym:commencement exercisecommencement ceremonygraduationgraduation exercise
the time at which something is supposed to begin
1. they got an early start
2. she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her
Synonym:beginningfirstoutsetget-gostartkickoffstarting timeshowtimeoffset

I am absolutely delighted and honored to be here with all of you for this commencement.
我非常高兴，非常荣幸能在这里和大家一起参加这个毕业典礼。
He was invited to speak at the commencement.
他受邀在毕业典礼上讲话。
I'm confident that the graduation ceremonies will really be a commencement and that lots of work await you.
我相信毕业典礼实在只是一个开端，日后有无数的工作在等着你。
The president will deliver a speech at our commencement.
校长将要我们的毕业典礼上发表演说。
LIKE practically everyone else, I gave a commencement speech last week.
像几乎所有人一样，我上周也进行了毕业典礼演讲。
Is the correct commencement getd ready how?
对了毕业典礼准备得怎么样？
I became sick of commencement speeches at about your age.
在和你们差不多大的时候，我开始厌倦毕业典礼上的演讲。
I will receive my diploma at commencement.
毕业典礼时我会接到毕业证书。
Then I went to look up what commencement meant.
然后我才去查“毕业典礼”是什么意思（众人笑）。
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。