vocationvocationD.J.:[vəuˈkeiʃən]K.K.:[voˈkeʃən]n.1.■职业; 行业You've missed your vacation, Mary, you should have been a nurse!你找错了行当, 玛丽, 你该当护士。2.■适合性, 才能3.■使命, 天职
vocation[vəu'keiʃən]n.1.■行业,职业;业务2.■(从事某种行业的)内心倾向;禀性;才能;素质3.■神召,天命;天职,使命
vocationvocation[vəuˈkeiʃən]n.1.■职[行]业; 业务2.■使命; 天职3.■(对某种职业的)适合性, 才能agricultural vocations农务commercial vocation商务行业have no [little] vocation to [for] arts不[不大]适合搞文艺4.■【说明】vocation 与 avocation 两词常被混淆;
继承用法vocation[vəuˈkeiʃən]1.■常指赖以为生的正业, avocation 则指副业。如:Teaching is my vocation and writing is my avocation. 教书是我的职业, 写作是我的副业。
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