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单词

vocation

读音
voʊˈkeɪʃn
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词根

"Vocation" 的词根是拉丁语 "vocare",意为 "召唤"。通过了解这个词根,可以更深刻地理解 "vocation" 这个词:一个人的 "vocation" 是他们被召唤去做的事,他们的使命。 词根 "vocare" 衍生出的其他单词有 "invoke" (召唤),"provocation" (挑衅),"evocative" (唤起的) 等。

释义

n. 职业;天职;天命;神召 [ 复数 vocations ]

例句

Her vocation is her work as an actress.
她适合的职业就是当演员。
Nursing is not just a job—it's a vocation.
护理不仅仅是一项工作,而且还是一种职业。
He has a vocation for teaching.
他是教书的材料。

强化记忆

你可以想象有一个大声喊你名字的声音,那是你的 "vocation" —— 它在召唤你。"Vocation" 在中古英语中首次出现,具有 "召唤" 的意思,通常用于宗教上帝的召唤。后来它发展出现在的意义,表示某个具体职业或者使命。

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to be totally given ourselves over to somethingand to find that level of vocation.And when you are around these weavers,
But if I had done that, if I had given up writing,I would have lost my beloved vocation,so I knew that the task was that I had to find
(Laughter)In both my vocation at Robin Hoodand my avocation as a volunteer firefighter,
So I use my imagination as my full-time job.But well before my imagination was my vocation,my imagination saved my life.
(Laughter)It's a very relaxing vocation. I recommend it.But this one is -- the Bible says that you cannot touch women
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