vocation
英 [vəʊˈkeɪʃn] 美 [voʊˈkeɪʃn]

n.

职业，使命；神召，天命；

变形

复数：vocations

英英释义

vocation[ vəu'keiʃən ]

• n.
  • the particular occupation for which you are trained

    同义词：careercalling

  • a body of people doing the same kind of work

    同义词：occupational group

同近义词辨析

work, vocation, occupation, employment, trade, profession, career, job

这组词都有“职业”的意思，其区别是：

work指任何种类的工作，也泛指职业。

vocation较正式用词，语气庄重，指长期从事，但不一定以此为主计的职业。

occupation泛指任何一种职业，既不分什么行业，也不管是脑力还是体力劳动。

employment指受雇于他人，领取工资以谋生计，有较固定工作的职业。

trade指需要有熟练技巧、技能和体力的职业。

profession以前常指要受过高等教育(尤指法律、医学和神学)才能获得的职业，现在一般指为谋生日的职业，尤指从事脑力劳动和受过专门训练，具有某种专业知识的职业。

career指经过专门训练，终身愿意从事的职业。

job通常指一切有收入，不分脑力与体力运动，不论是否有技艺的长期或临时的职业。

双语例句

用作名词(n.)

1. She chose nursing as her vocation.
   她选择护士为职业。
2. He was equipped with knowledge for the vocation.
   他具有这项职业的学识。
3. She struggled for years to find her true vocation.
   她多年来苦苦寻找真正适合自己的职业。
4. The industry is facing vocation conformity in China.
   在中国,这种工业面临行业整合。
5. Teaching children is a vocation.
   教育儿童是一项使命。

权威例句

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