commencement
英 [k?'mensm(?)nt]
美[k?'m?nsm?nt]
- n. 開(kāi)始，發(fā)端；畢業(yè)典禮
英英釋意
- 1. the time at which something is supposed to begin;
- "they got an early start"
- "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her"
- 2. an academic exercise in which diplomas are conferred
- 3. the act of starting something;
- "he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations"