commencing

英 [kəˈmensɪŋ]

美 [kəˈmensɪŋ]

v.  开始发生; 开始; 着手
commence的现在分词

柯林斯词典

• V-ERG 开始
  When somethingcommencesor youcommenceit, it begins.
  1. The academic year commences at the beginning of October...
     学年于10月初开始。
  2. They commenced a systematic search...
     他们开始进行彻底搜查。
  3. The hunter knelt beside the animal carcass and commenced to skin it.
     猎人跪在动物尸体旁边，开始剥皮。

Commence,start, andbeginall have a similar meaning, althoughcommenceis more formal and is not normally used in conversation.The meeting is ready to begin... He tore the list up and started a fresh one. ...an alternative to commencing the process of European integration.Note thatbegin,start, andcommencecan all be followed by an -ing form or a noun, but onlybeginandstartcan be followed by a 'to' infinitive.
commence, start 和 begin 三个词意思相近，不过 commence 一词更为正式，通常不用于对话中。例如，The meeting is ready to begin (会议可以开始了)，He tore the list up and started a fresh one (他把清单撕碎，然后另列一张)，an alternative to commencing the process of European integration (启动欧洲一体化进程的另一种方式)。注意 begin, start 和 commence 都能后接动词的 -ing 形式或名词，但只有 begin 和 start 才能后接不定式。

双语例句

• As a commencing student, you do not need to have a background in the disciplines of HRM or ER.
  由于一开始学生，你不需要有一个人力资源管理或急诊室的学科背景。
• Site formation and infrastructure works will be implemented in phases commencing in mid-1999 for completion by 2003.
  土地平整及基础建设工程，将于一九九九年年中开始分期实施，预期于二零零三年或之前完成。
• The commencing salary of 2000 yuan per month will be acceptable if your company houses me.
  如果贵公司给我提供住房，起薪为每月2000元将可以接受。
• ( I) It fails to exercise the cancellation right within one year, commencing on the date when the party knew or should have known the cause for the cancellation;
  具有撤销权的当事人自知道或者应当知道撤销事由之日起一年内没有行使撤销权；
• Joan was very much against commencing drug treatment.
  琼极力反对进行药物治疗。
• The probation period for parole is counted as commencing on the date of parole.
  假释考验期限，从假释之日起计算。
• These trials shall be completed prior to commencing casting of the segments.
  应在分段浇模之前完成这些试验。
• We will shortly be commencing our descent to LA guardia.
  我们不久将下行去拉瓜迪亚。
• On the basic values of the form, there is no more commencing discussions and arguments.
  关于价值观的基本表现形式，尚无更多展开的探讨和争论。
• "You should avoid alcohol and smoking at least a day before commencing your journey," Knappich advises.
  “你应该至少在旅行开始前一天忌烟酒，”Knappich建议。