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

• 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。
• The academic year commences at the beginning of October
  学年于10月初开始。
• 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。
• 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。
• Education commences at the mother's knee.
  教育始于母亲膝下。
• Which vaccine should be firstly inoculated after baby's birth? In the joking commences a rottenness.
  知道给新出生的婴儿接种什么疫苗吗？一开玩笑就会出现不好的苗头。
• A new cycle commences on April4th synchronizing with the new moon.
  新的周期从4月4号开始，和新月同时。
• 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。
• Once the baseline activities are done, the build process commences.
  一旦基线活动完成，构建过程就开始了。
• What love commences can be finished by God alone.
  爱所开始的只能由上帝来完成。