commences

英 [kəˈmensɪz]

美 [kəˈmensɪz]

v.  开始发生; 开始; 着手
commence的第三人称单数

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

• At the latter point, a strong wind commences to blow away from the explosion.
  在后一点，开始有一股强烈的风从爆炸处吹来。
• On this high note the puppet show commences.
  木偶戏就在这阵高昂的调子里开场了。
• The word commences with a vowel.
  这个词开头是元音。
• It commences at the start of the first term, that is, towards the end of February.
  它开始，也就是接近2月底在第一个任期的开始。
• Service revenue recognition commences upon the launch date of the related service.
  服务收入的确认可依据服务发生的开始日期。
• Yes. So commences the new philosophy!
  不错，新的哲学就像这样开始了！
• The necessary modifications can then be made before actual product development commences.
  在实际开发产品之前，可以做必要的修改。
• It is the end of a cycle, and a new one commences that will last thousands of years before it also ends.
  这是一个结束的循环，一个新的循环将一直持续几千年的时间。
• He commences to lather his face again, and then to hone his razor.
  他又开始抹肥皂，接着磨起剃刀来。
• Furthermore, it commences a long-term relationship with one of the most prestigious names in the automotive industry.
  此外，它开始建立长期合作关系，与其中最负盛名的名字，在汽车行业。