n.
- 复数: commencements
- Noun
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1. the time at which something is supposed to begin;
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2. an academic exercise in which diplomas are conferred
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3. the act of starting something;
- 1. Who gave your commencement address?
- 谁给你们做了毕业演说?oration 指“正式演说”,如:
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- 2. Would passengers please put out cigarettes before the commencement of the flight.
- 请乘客在飞机起飞前熄灭香烟。
来自《简明英汉词典》


