- (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. 你将被要求在每个学年开始时注册。
- (North American English)
a ceremony at which students receive their academic degrees or diplomas 学位授予典礼；毕业典礼
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French, from the verb commencier, based on Latin com- (expressing intensive force) + initiare ‘begin’.