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commencement

noun
🔊/kəˈmensmənt/
🔊/kəˈmensmənt/
[uncountable, countable, usually singular]
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  1. (formal) beginning开始；开端
    • the commencement of the financial year财政年度的开始
    • You will be required to enrol at the commencement of each academic year.您将需要在每个学年开始时注册。
  2. (North American English) a ceremony at which students receive their academic degrees or diplomas学位授予典礼；毕业典礼 synonym graduationTopics Educationc2
    3. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French, from the verb commencier, based on Latin com- (expressing intensive force) + initiare ‘begin’.