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commencement 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
Noun
/kəˈmensmənt/,
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commencements, plural;
  1. A beginning or start
    • - at the commencement of training
  2. A ceremony in which degrees or diplomas are conferred on graduating students
    • - a commencement address
  1. beginning: 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. beginning: the act of starting something; "he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations"
  4. (commence) get down: take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; "We began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's get down to work now"
  5. (commence) begin: set in motion, cause to start; "The U.S. started a war in the Middle East"; "The Iraqis began hostilities"; "begin a new chapter in your life"
  6. (commence) start: get off the ground; "Who started this company?"; "We embarked on an exciting enterprise"; "I start my day with a good breakfast"; "We began the new semester"; "The afternoon session begins at 4 PM"; "The blood shed started when the partisans launched a surprise attack"
  7. Commencement released May 14, 2002 from the rock band, Deadsy. This is the official release of the album, distributed through Dreamworks Records under the Elementree sub-label. ...
  8. Season four of Smallville, an American television series, began airing on September 22, 2004. The series recounts the early adventures of Kryptonian Clark Kent as he adjusts to life in the fictional town of Smallville, Kansas, during the years before he becomes Superman. ...
  9. "Commencement" is episode 87 of The West Wing.
  10. The first existence of anything; act or fact of commencing; rise; origin; beginning; start; The day when degrees are conferred by colleges and universities upon students and others; A graduation ceremony, from a school, college or university
  11. (commence) To begin, start
  12. Commencement means the date when an Act or Regulation (or part of it) first has the force of law.
  13. Graduation exercises at which academic degrees are conferred to students. Typically, most colleges have at least two commencements -- one in the fall and one in the spring -- though some universities may offer commencement in the spring, but divide it by college into several ceremonies.
  14. The time a new law begins to operate. A law may provide for its own commencement or commence by commencement notice.
  15. The graduation ceremony you weren’t quite sure would ever come.
  16. or commencement-level State learning standards and State assessments reflect the knowledge, skills, and understandings all students are expected to know and be able to do upon receiving a high school diploma;
  17. The graduation ceremonies held each May. Note that MC does not hold a Commencement in December.
  18. Commencement is the ceremony marking graduation. Students may be awarded diplomas following the fall, spring, and summer terms. HCC's commencement ceremony takes place in May, immediately following the end of the spring semester.
  19. The ceremonies or the day for conferring degrees to graduating students. Millersville University conducts commencement in May and December.
  20. The ceremony at the end of an academic year when students receive their degrees or diplomas (compare to graduation).
  21. Literally, a beginning; the ceremony at which one officially graduates and receives a diploma.
  22. It is intended that the Australian Consumer Law will commence on 1 January 2010, at which time the unfair contract terms provisions will apply to all standard-form contracts entered into on or after that date. ...
  23. Capitalize this word when referring to the formal ceremony and use lowercase for generic usage (e.g., The May Commencement will be held in the Cistern Yard; The College has two commencement ceremonies in May).
  24. Graduation ceremony to recognize students who have completed degree requirements.
  25. These terms of business will come into force with immediate effect with your instruction.