Action or activity involving physical or mental effort and undertaken in order to achieve a result, esp. as a means of making one's living or earning…
| 单词 | θ222332 |
| 释义 | society > occupation and work > [noun] > regular occupation, trade, or profession (125) workeOE Action or activity involving physical or mental effort and undertaken in order to achieve a result, esp. as a means of making one's living or earning… mysteryc1390 Ministry, office; service, occupation. Obsolete. facultyc1405 In a more extended sense: That in which any one is skilled; an art, trade, occupation, profession. Obsolete exc. archaic or Historical. business1477 With possessive adjective or genitive: a person's official or professional duties as a whole; one's regular, habitual, or stated profession… industrya1500 Productive work, trade, or manufacture. In later use esp.: manufacturing and production carried out on a commercial basis, typically organized on a… roomc1500 As a mass noun: office, position, authority. See also to bear room at phrases 5. Obsolete. trade1525 In early use: any regular occupation, profession, or business, esp. when undertaken as a means of making one's living or earning money. In later… pursuit1529 The action of participating or engaging in an activity or action, esp. an occupation, pastime, etc.; an activity in which one participates or engages… function1533 A person's role in life, society, or within an organization; an employment, profession, or calling. calling1539 The means by which a person makes a living; a profession, trade, or occupation. profession?1552 More widely: any occupation by which a person regularly earns a living. vocation1553 The means by which a person makes a living; a person's employment or main occupation, esp. regarded as requiring dedication. More generally: a… entertainment1568 The action or fact of having or keeping someone in one's employment or service, or of taking someone into employment or service. Also: the state… station1574 A person's position in life as determined by external circumstances or conditions; a status; a situation; spec. a calling, an office. qualitya1586 (a) Profession, occupation, business, esp. that of an actor; (b) fraternity; people of the same profession, esp. actors as a body. Obsolete. employment1598 That which a person is employed to do. A person's regular occupation; a trade, a profession. way of lifea1616 A settled or habitual pattern of behaviour followed by a person or group. Cf. earlier way of living at phrases 4e. state1625 A class, rank, order, sort, or group of people; a profession or occupation. Also: the members of a class or profession considered collectively. Cf. e… cloth1656 Hence: One's profession (as marked by a professional garb); cf. coat, n. avocation1660 But as, in many cases, the business which called away was one of equal or greater importance (see quot. in 1617 at sense 1, where avocation is… setworka1661 Regular or fixed employment. Obsolete. employ1669 A regular occupation; a profession; = employment, n. 5d. Now rare. estate1685 A definite position in life; an occupation. Obsolete. rare. walk of life?1746 A person's trade, profession, occupation, or calling. walk1836 = walk of life, n. 2. Obsolete. rare. Subcategories:— quality or character of (2) — matters relating to (1) — business life (2) — a particular business or profession (1) — manner or type of (1) — line of business or work (10) — vocation (5) — livelihood (26) — skilled occupation (2) — trade or industry (7) — craft (13) — technology (24) — public service (3) — high-priority civilian employment (1) — branch of occupation or profession (1) — quality of being fitted for an employment (1) |
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