vocation

vәu'keiʃәn

六级考研托福雅思GRE Collins 1

n the particular occupation for which you are trained
n a body of people doing the same kind of work

n. 职业, 天命, 天职, 才能, 行业
[法] 行业, 职业, 职业上的才能

Collins 星级

11,792

BNC 频率

9,913

使用频率

vocation由词根voc-（意为“呼喊”或“声音”）和后缀-ation（表示过程或状态）组成，表示“被呼唤的状态”，通常指某种职业或使命。

例句

1. She found her vocation in teaching and loves helping students learn.

她在教学中找到了自己的职业，喜欢帮助学生学习。

2. Many people believe that a vocation should align with one's passions and skills.

许多人认为职业应该与个人的兴趣和技能相一致。

3. After years of searching, he finally discovered his true vocation as a chef.

经过多年的寻找，他终于发现了自己真正的职业是厨师。