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commence

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v.开始,着手

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commence


/kə'mens; kə`mɛns/
v [I, Tn, Tg] (fml 文) begin (sth); start 开始(某事物)
*Shall we commence (the ceremony)? 开始(举行仪式)好吗?
* After grace had been said, we commenced eating. 我们做过感恩祷告後就开始吃饭.

commence


v [I and T]formal
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French;Origin: comencer, from Vulgar Latin cominitiare, from Latin com- ( COM-) + initiare 'to begin']
to begin or to start something
 Work will commence on the new building immediately.
 Your first evaluation will be six months after you commence employment.
commence with
 The course commences with a one week introduction to Art Theory.
commence doing sth
 The planes commenced bombing at midnight.