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

• I am commencing an undertaking, hitherto without precedent, and which will never find an imitator.
  我正在倡导一项事业，没有先例，今后也不会有人从事的事业。
• 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。
• Joan was very much against commencing drug treatment.
  琼极力反对进行药物治疗。
• Two years after commencing the project, the business users were in revolt with issues centering on non-delivery of strategic capabilities, budgeting dissension surrounding integration, and overall frustration with the technical team to realize value from resource investments.
  在开始该项目两年以后，面对战略功能未交付、围绕集成的预算纠纷和对技术团队未从资源投资中实现价值的整体沮丧，业务用户对这些问题怨声载道。
• Make detailed list of task for the four stages described in this document and to indicate each stage and the commencing and completion dates of each task in the stages.
  根据本文件中所描述的个阶段制订各阶段的详细任务清单，并注明每个阶段及每阶段各任务的起止日期；
• Event was commencing at6pm, but at8am we have already reached.
  活动是傍晚6点，我们一早8点就已经到齐。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• I would like to announce the formation of a new fraternal house, commencing now.
  我宣布一个新的兄弟会现在成立。