
好词典

源自拉丁语 'occupatio',意为'占据'或'占用',通过古法语 'occupacion' 进入英语。
❶ 指一个人从事的工作或职业,通常用于描述某人的日常工作或长期从事的行业。
“Teaching and nursing are common occupations for women.”
(教师和护士是女性常见的职业。)
“His occupation is listed as a software engineer on the form.”
(表格上他的职业填写为软件工程师。)
❶ 指占据或控制某个地方的行为或状态,常用于军事或法律语境。
“The military occupation of the city lasted for three years.”
(对该城市的军事占领持续了三年。)
“During the occupation, many buildings were destroyed.”
(在占领期间,许多建筑被毁。)
change of occupation — 指职业的变更,通常用于描述某人从一种工作转换到另一种工作的情况。
“After 10 years in finance, she made a complete change of occupation to become a chef.”
(在金融行业工作十年后,她彻底转行成为了一名厨师。)
occupation tax — 职业税,指某些地区对特定职业征收的税种。
“Freelancers in this city need to pay an annual occupation tax.”
(这个城市的自由职业者需要缴纳年度职业税。)