profession
profession 英 [prəˈfeʃn] 美 [prəˈfɛʃən]
n. 职业，专业，职业界；声明，宣布
名词复数:professions
- An open declaration of an opinion or belief is a profession. If you announce that you believe the earth is flat, your profession of this opinion might cause some giggling among your well-educated friends.
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- n. 职业，专业，职业界；声明，宣布
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1. the medical profession, the legal profession, the teaching profession
医疗、法律、教学等专业
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2. to enter into a profession, to join a profession
加入一个行业
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3. He was an electrician by profession.
他的职业是电工。
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4. She was at the very top of her profession.
她是她那个行业中的佼佼者。
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5. The legal profession has always resisted change.
法律界向来抗拒变革。
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6. employment in industry and the professions
实业界与专业界的工作
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7. a profession of faith
信仰的表白，信仰的声明
- profession (n.) c. 1200, "vows taken upon entering a religious order," from Old French profession (12c.), from Latin professionem (nominative professio) "public declaration," from past participle stem of profiteri "declare openly" (see profess). Meaning "any solemn declaration" is from mid-14c. Meaning "occupation one professes to be skilled in" is from early 15c.; meaning "body of persons engaged in some occupation" is from 1610; as a euphemism for "prostitution" (compare oldest profession) it is recorded from 1888.
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