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

• If I put in an application before the new Act commences and at the time I met the existing two ( 2) year requirement, will I have to meet the four ( 4) year requirement?
  如果我在新法案生效前递交入籍申请，而且申请时我已经满足现行的两年居住要求，我需要满足新的四年居住要求吗？
• These substances are slowly depleted as the embryo commences to grow.
  随着胚开始生长，这些物质也慢慢用尽了。
• 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。
• The academic year commences at the beginning of October
  学年于10月初开始。
• Once the contract is signed and a deposit has been received, the manufacturing commences with the moulding of the structural elements by the Lamination Department.
  一旦合同签订和并收到定金，层压部门便开始结构部件的成型。
• 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。
• When editorial review commences, that's where you come in.
  编辑复审开始时，那有你要做的工作。
• 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。
• 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。
• She commences to unburden herself of her belongings, which she has been carrying in the sleeves of her kimono.
  她开始一件件拿出藏在和服两袖中带来的自家的东西。