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.
雙語例句
1. Booth was a revivalist intent on his Christian vocation.
布思是一個堅定不移地奉行其基督徒天職的宗教複興運動者。
來自柯林斯例句
2. He saw his vocation as one of prayer and apostolic work.
他認為從事禱告和門徒的工作是他的使命。
來自柯林斯例句
3. Her vocation is her work as an actress.
她的職業就是當演員。
來自柯林斯例句
4. Nursing is not just a job—it's a vocation.
護理不僅僅是一項工作，而且還是一種職業。
來自《權威詞典》
5. She struggled for years to find her true vocation.