柯林斯詞典commencement /k??m?nsm?nt/ (commencements) 1. N-UNCOUNT The commencement of something is its beginning. 開始[正式] All applicants should be at least 16 years of age at the commencement of this course. 所有申請人在本課程開始時應至少年滿16歲。2. N-VAR Commencement is a ceremony at a university, college, or high school at which students formally receive their degrees or diplomas. 畢業(yè)典禮[美國英語] President Bush gave the commencement address today at the University of Notre Dame. 布什總統今天在巴黎圣母院大學發(fā)表了畢業(yè)典禮演說。 返回 commencement劍橋詞典[ 可數名詞：有復數形式的名詞 or 不可數或單數名詞：沒有復數形式的名詞 ] formal the beginning of something 開始；開端 Would passengers please turn off their mobile phones before the commencement of the flight . 請乘客們在飛機起飛前關閉手機。 [ 可數名詞：有復數形式的名詞 ] US a ceremony at which students formally receive their degrees 學位授予典禮；畢業(yè)典禮 返回 commencement