[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]开始 The commencement of something is its beginning.
[usu the N of n]
[FORMAL 正式]
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。
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[N-VAR 可变名词]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.
[usu N n]
[AM 美]
in BRIT, use 英国英语用 graduation
Oxford
com·mence·mentAWL/kəˈmensmənt; NAmEkəˈmensmənt/noun[uncountable , countable, usually singular ]1( formal) beginning 开始;开端◆the commencement of the financial year财政年度的开始2( NAmE) a ceremony at which students receive their academic degrees or diplomas学位授予典礼;毕业典礼SYN