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commence 【COMMENCE】The ceremony will commence as soon as the minister arrives.部长一到典礼就开始。【重点词汇】commence v. 开始 同: begin

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[kə'mens] 
commenceset in motion, cause to start
Commence is a fancy way of saying begin at the start of a formal event such as a meeting or war.
If a congressman wants to start a meeting to vote on an important bill, he might say, "This meeting will begin immediately." Or, he could make the same statement in a more formal way by saying, "This meeting will commence immediately. Interestingly enough, while the word commence means to start, a commencement ceremony marks the end of a college career.
All forms of 'commence' will appear on average once every 109 pages.commencecommencementrecommencerecommencement

Front	commence
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Back	【COMMENCE】 The ceremony will commence as soon as the minister arrives. 部长一到典礼就开始。【重点词汇】 commence v. 开始同: begin
Vocab	commenceset in motion, cause to start Commence is a fancy way of saying begin at the start of a formal event such as a meeting or war. If a congressman wants to start a meeting to vote on an important bill, he might say, "This meeting will begin immediately." Or, he could make the same statement in a more formal way by saying, "This meeting will commence immediately. Interestingly enough, while the word commence means to start, a commencement ceremony marks the end of a college career. All forms of 'commence' will appear on average once every 109 pages. commence commencement recommence recommencement

Commence Meeting Begin Start Ceremony Formal Kə'Mens Minister