commence

verb

/kəˈmens/

[intransitive, transitive] (formal)

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they commence	/kəˈmens/ /kəˈmens/
he / she / it commences	/kəˈmensɪz/ /kəˈmensɪz/
past simple commenced	/kəˈmenst/ /kəˈmenst/
past participle commenced	/kəˈmenst/ /kəˈmenst/
-ing form commencing	/kəˈmensɪŋ/ /kəˈmensɪŋ/

to begin to happen; to begin something开始发生；开始；着手
- The meeting is scheduled to commence at noon.会议定于午间召开。
- I will be on leave during the week commencing 15 February.我将从 2 月 15 日开始一周的休假。
- commence with something The day commenced with a welcome from the principal.那天由校长致欢迎词开始。
- commence something She commenced her medical career in 1956.她于 1956 年开始行医。
- The company commenced operations in April.公司4月份开业了。
- to commence bankruptcy proceedings against somebody对某人启动破产程序
- commence doing something We commence building next week.我们下周破土动工。
- commence to do something Operators commenced to build pipelines in 1862.运营商于 1862 年开始兴建管道。
Synonyms start
start
- begin
- start off
- kick off
- commence
- open
These words are all used to talk about things happening from the beginning, or people doing the first part of something.
- start to begin to happen or exist; to begin in a particular way or from a particular point:
  When does the class start?什么时候上课？
- begin to start to happen or exist; to start in a particular way or from a particular point; to start speaking:
  When does the concert begin?音乐会什么时候开始？
start or begin?用 start 还是 begin？There is not much difference in meaning between these words. Start is more frequent in spoken English and in business contexts; begin is more frequent in written English and is often used when you are describing a series of events: The story begins on the island of Corfu. Start is not used to mean ‘begin speaking’: ‘Ladies and gentlemen,’ he started.
- start off (rather informal) to start happening or doing something; to start by doing or being something:指进行或开展起来、首先进行、一开始是：
  The discussion started off mildly enough.讨论颇为温和地开展起来。
- kick off (informal) to start an event or activity, especially in a particular way; (of an event, activity, etc.) to start, especially in a particular way:尤指以…开始（活动）、（活动）以…开始：
  Tom will kick off with a few comments.汤姆讲话时要先发表几点意见。
  The festival kicks off on Monday, September 13.节期从 9 月 13 日星期一开始。
- commence (formal) to start happening:指开始发生：
  The meeting is scheduled to commence at noon.会议定于午间召开。
- open to start an event or activity in a particular way; (of an event, a film or a book) to start, especially in a particular way:
  The story opens with a murder.故事以一宗谋杀案作序幕。
Patterns
- to start/begin/start off/kick off/commence/open with something
- to start/begin/start off/kick off/commence/open by doing something
- to start/begin/start off/commence as something
- a campaign/season/meeting starts/begins/starts off/kicks off/commences/opens
- a film/book starts/begins/starts off/opens
Topics Working lifec1
Collocations Dictionary
Commence is used with these nouns as the subject:
enquiry
hostility
period
…
词源Middle English: from Old French commencier, comencier, based on Latin com- (expressing intensive force) + initiare ‘begin’.