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

• "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。
• Should require a commencing salary of1000 yuan a month.
  我需要的薪金出发点是每个月1000元。
• 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。
• By requesting, commencing or continuing the use of the relevant service at any time after such publication, you agree to pay TDC such charges.
  如果阁下在公布后的任何时间要求、开始或者继续使用有关的服务，阁下即同意向贸发局支付该等收费。
• 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。
• 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。
• The conductor waited for dead silence before commencing the performance.
  指挥家等待着开始演出前那彻底的沉寂。
• 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。
• Complete submittals and obtain required approvals before commencing the works.
  本工程开工之前，完成提交文件并获得所需批准。
• Personnel performing tasks for which specific qualifications are obligatory will be required to submit evidence of these qualifications before commencing work.
  工作开始之前，执行特定的强制性资格任务的人员需提交这些之歌的证明材料。