| 单词 | avocation |
| 释义 | avocation (once / 3657 pages) n An avocation is an activity that you pursue when you're not at work — a hobby. Pretty much anything can be an avocation: tennis, sudoku, writing poetry. If you're the journalist Clark Kent, your avocation is changing into a skintight red and blue jumpsuit and fighting crime. A vocation is the work you do because you have to; an avocation is what you do for pleasure, not pay. The ancient Latin root is a vocare a calling away from one's work, or a distraction. Today we use the word more to refer to a serious hobby. If you like knitting beautiful sweaters, then you, my friend, have an avocation — as long as you're not making your living from it. WORD FAMILYavocation: avocational, avocations USAGE EXAMPLESWhile at the Star, Mr. Sherwood became an enthusiastic sailor, an avocation that became an obsession, Scott Sherwood said. Washington Post(Dec 15, 2016) Among his avocations, he played the upright bass in the Heartbeats, a swing band made up of physicians. Washington Post(Nov 18, 2016) In time, Mr. Legarreta turned his avocation into a career. New York Times(Nov 04, 2016) n an auxiliary activity Syn|Hypo|Hyper by-line, hobby, pursuit, sideline, spare-time activity spelaeology, speleology the pastime of exploring caves interest, pastime, pursuit a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly) |
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