vocation

vocation 职业

来自拉丁语 vocare,说，呼唤，词源同voice,vow。原义为灵魂的召唤，引申词义职业。词义演变参照calling,召唤，使命感，职业。

vocation

vocation: [15] A vocation is etymologically a ‘calling’. The word comes via Old French vocation from Latin vocātiō. This was derived from the verb vocāre ‘call’, which came from the same base as vōx ‘voice’ (source of English vocal, voice, etc). Also from vocāre come convoke [16], evoke [17], invoke [15], provoke [15], revoke [16], vocabulary [16], vocative [15], and vouch.
=> convoke, evoke, invoke, provoke, revoke, vocabulary, voice, vouch

vocation (n.)

early 15c., "spiritual calling," from Old French vocacion "call, consecration; calling, profession" (13c.) or directly from Latin vocationem (nominative vocatio), literally "a calling, a being called" from vocatus "called," past participle of vocare "to call" (see voice (n.)). Sense of "one's occupation or profession" is first attested 1550s.

1. Booth was a revivalist intent on his Christian vocation.

布思是一个坚定不移地奉行其基督徒天职的宗教复兴运动者。

2. He saw his vocation as one of prayer and apostolic work.

他认为从事祷告和门徒的工作是他的使命。

3. Her vocation is her work as an actress.

她的职业就是当演员。

4. 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。

5. 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.

【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。