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

• 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。
• Commencing on the date when the party knew or should have known that its rights were harmed.
  自当事人知道或者应当知道其权利受到侵害之日起计算。
• Joan was very much against commencing drug treatment.
  琼极力反对进行药物治疗。
• You need to submit an application and the copies of the legal commencing certificate of investors.
  您应当提交的文件包括申请书和投资各方合法开业证明的复印件。
• Make detailed list of task for the four stages described in this document and to indicate each stage and the commencing and completion dates of each task in the stages.
  根据本文件中所描述的个阶段制订各阶段的详细任务清单，并注明每个阶段及每阶段各任务的起止日期；
• 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。
• The probation period for parole is counted as commencing on the date of parole.
  假释考验期限，从假释之日起计算。
• The commencing and ending dates of issuance of the new shares;
  新股发行的起止日期；
• "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。
• The contractor will submit relevant details of the ice to the Engineer for approval before commencing the work.
  承包商应当在开工之前向监理方提交ice的相关详细内容以供审批。