vocation

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /vəʊˈkeɪʃən/    美 /voʊˈkeɪʃən/|/vəʉˈkæɪʃən/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A divine calling to establish one's lifestyle. Ecclesiastical,countable,uncountable
    — The Catholic Church supports and teaches us that there are three vocations: the single life, married life, and the religious life or priesthood.
  2. An occupation for which a person is suited, trained or qualified. countable,uncountable
    — Nursing is a vocation that many people find horrendous.

词形变化

vocations plural

词汇关系

上位词
job labour occupation work
衍生词
vocational
相关词
vocative avocation

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ-der.
Proto-Indo-European *wokʷ-der.
Latin vocō
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Proto-Indo-European *-Hō
Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō
Proto-Italic *-tiō
Latin -tiō
Latin vocātiōnembor.
Old French vocationbor.
Middle English vocacioun
English vocation
From Middle English vocacioun, from Old French vocation, from Latin vocātiō.
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