occupation

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˌɒkjʊˈpeɪʃən/|/ˌɒkjəˈpeɪʃən/    美 /ˌɑkjʊˈpeɪʃən/|/ˌɑkjəˈpeɪʃən/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An activity or task with which one occupies oneself; usually specifically the productive activity, service, trade, or craft for which one is regularly paid; a job. countable,uncountable
    — With no particular appearance of regret Annesley Greatorex detached himself from the occupation of typing letters and came across to his employer's chair.
  2. The act, process or state of possessing a place. countable,uncountable
    — Last year it was announced that electrification of L.M.R. main lines was to be speeded up and that it would be essential for the engineers to have the longest possible occupation of the lines involved; this would mean some retrenchment of passenger train services.
  3. The control of a nation or region by a hostile military or paramilitary force. countable,uncountable
    — The early years of Norman occupation saw a frenzy of castle building.

词形变化

occupations plural

词汇关系

近义词
interest line of work profession vocation avocation calling work job occupation
下位词
vocation
衍生词
antioccupation deoccupation disoccupation inoccupation Israeli Occupation Forces Israel Occupation Forces Jewish occupation government misoccupation nonoccupation occupational occupation bridge occupationism occupationless occupation number occupation order oldest occupation overoccupation reoccupation reoccupational ticket of occupation underoccupation unoccupation Zionist occupation government
相关词
calling career craft profession trade walk of life

词源

From Middle English occupacioun, borrowed from Middle French occupacion, occupation, from Latin occupātiō, occupātiōnis, from occupō (“occupy, seize”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kap- (“to seize, grab”). By surface analysis, occupy + -ation.
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