| 单词 | to commence an action |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto commence an action a. transitive. To begin (an action); to enter upon; esp. in legal use, to commence an action, to commence a suit, to commence proceedings, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > undertaking > beginning action or activity > begin or enter upon (an action) [verb (transitive)] beginc1000 take?a1160 comsea1225 gina1325 commencec1330 tamec1386 to take upa1400 enterc1510 to stand to1567 incept1569 start1570 to set into ——1591 initiate1604 imprime1637 to get to ——1655 flesh1695 to start on ——1885 c1330 (?c1300) Guy of Warwick (Auch.) l. 2008 Þat fiȝt he wil comenci. 15.. New Not-broune Mayd But I commence Afore clemence, For man myne accyon. 1598 R. Hakluyt tr. King Richard II in Princ. Navigations (new ed.) I. 151 All actions which may or shall be commenced by occasion of the sayd goods arrested. 1598 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 1 i. i. 4 New broiles To be commencte in stronds a far remote. View more context for this quotation 1696 N. Tate & N. Brady New Version Psalms of David civ. 23 Commencing with the Sun his Toil. 1814 R. Southey Roderick viii Commencing his adventurous flight. 1856 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. (1858) I. ii. 160 In May, the proceedings were commenced. 1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps ii. xi. 291 On the following morning we commenced the ascent of Mont Blanc. < as lemmas |
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