单词 | occupation |
释义 | oc·cu·pa·tion (ŏk′yə-pāshən) n. 1. a. An activity that serves as one's regular source of livelihood; a vocation. b. An activity engaged in especially as a means of passing time; an avocation. 2. a. The act or process of holding or possessing a place. b. The state of being held or possessed. 3. a. Invasion, conquest, and control of a nation or territory by foreign armed forces. b. The military government exercising control over an occupied nation or territory. [Middle English occupacioun, from Old French occupacion, from Latin occupātiō, occupātiōn-, from occupātus, past participle of occupāre, to occupy; see OCCUPY.] |
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