单词 | commencement |
释义 | commencement (once / 554 pages) 1n 2n A commencement is the act of starting out, or blazing a new trail. The suffix -ment makes the word commencement a noun — a thing, an activity, a start. The word can be used for the beginning of anything, from a business meeting to a vacation trip to a marriage. Anything that begins has a moment of commencement. That's why a graduation ceremony is called a commencement — a graduate is embarking on a new life, and the commencement ritual marks the official beginning of that life. WORD FAMILYcommencement: commencements+/commence: commenced, commencement, commences, commencing, recommence/recommence: recommenced, recommencement, recommences, recommencing/recommencement: recommencements USAGE EXAMPLESWSJ: You said in your commencement speech that the economic challenge of globalization is social justice. Wall Street Journal(Dec 20, 2016) The degree was awarded to the family of Officer Jose Chavez during the university’s fall commencement ceremony in Las Cruces. Washington Times(Dec 20, 2016) As Marty Baron, The Post’s executive editor, aptly noted in a commencement speech last week, predictions are not journalists’ strong suit. Washington Post(Dec 18, 2016) 1 1n the act of starting something Syn|Ant|Exp|Hypo|Hyper beginning, start finish, finishing the act of finishing Creation (theology) God's act of bringing the universe into existence jumping-off point, point of departure, springboard a beginning from which an enterprise is launched activationmaking active and effective (as a bomb) attack, tone-beginninga decisive manner of beginning a musical tone or phrase constitution, establishment, formation, organisation, organizationthe act of forming or establishing something debut, entry, first appearance, introduction, launching, unveilingthe act of beginning something new face-off(ice hockey) the method of starting play; a referee drops the puck between two opposing players first step, initiative, opening, opening movethe first of a series of actions groundbreaking, groundbreaking ceremonythe ceremonial breaking of the ground to formally begin a construction project housing startthe act of starting to construct a house icebreakera beginning that relaxes a tense or formal atmosphere inauguration, startupthe act of starting a new operation or practice creation, foundation, founding, initiation, innovation, instauration, institution, introduction, originationthe act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new installation, installing, installment, instalmentthe act of installing something (as equipment) jump ball(basketball) the way play begins or resumes when possession is disputed; an official tosses the ball up between two players who jump in an effort to tap it to a teammate kickoff(football) a kick from the center of the field to start a football game or to resume it after a score recommencement, resumptionbeginning again scrum, scrummage(rugby) the method of beginning play in which the forwards of each team crouch side by side with locked arms; play starts when the ball is thrown in between them and the two sides compete for possession startupthe act of setting in operation inductionthe act of bringing about something (especially at an early time) product introductionthe introduction (usually by an advertising campaign) of a new product or product line authorship, paternitythe act of initiating a new idea or theory or writing unionisation, unionizationact of forming labor unions ushering inthe introduction of something new curtain raiserany preliminary activity first basethe initial stage in accomplishing something peace initiativeopening move in negotiating a peace treaty tap-off, tip-offthe act of starting a basketball game with a jump ball naturalisation, naturalizationthe introduction of animals or plants to places where they flourish but are not indigenous collectivisation, collectivizationthe organization of a nation or economy on the basis of collectivism communisation, communizationthe organization of a nation of the basis of communism federationthe act of constituting a political unity out of a number of separate states or colonies or provinces so that each member retains the management of its internal affairs colonisation, colonization, settlementthe act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies change of state the act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics 2n the time at which something is supposed to begin 2Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper beginning, first, get-go, kickoff, offset, outset, showtime, start, starting time middle time between the beginning and the end of a temporal period end, endingthe point in time at which something ends birth the time when something begins (especially life) incipience, incipiencybeginning to exist or to be apparent starting point, terminus a quoearliest limiting point thresholdthe starting point for a new state or experience cradlebirth of a person point, point in time an instant of time n an academic exercise in which diplomas are conferred Syn|Hyper commencement ceremony, commencement exercise, graduation, graduation exercise exercise (usually plural) a ceremony that involves processions and speeches |
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