profession
n
1
(a) [C] paid occupation, esp one that requires advanced education and training, eg architecture, law or medicine 職業(尤指須受高深教育及專業訓練者, 如建筑師、 律師或醫師之職業)
advising college leavers on their choice of profession 給予院校畢業生以擇業上的指導
the acting, legal, medical, etc profession 演員、 律師、 醫師等職業.
(b) the profession [CGp]
body of people working in a particular profession (某)職業界; 同業
The legal profession (ie lawyers) has/have always resisted change. 法律界人士對變革總是加以抵制. =>Usage at trade1 用法見trade1.
2 [C] ~ of sth public statement or claim of sth 表示; 表白; 宣言
a profession of belief, faith, loyalty, etc 信念、 信仰、 忠誠等的表白
His professions of concern did not seem sincere. 他所表示的關心看來并非出自內心.
3 (idm 習語) by profession as one's paid occupation 作為職業
She is a lawyerby profession. 她的職業是律師.
The author of the guidebook is an architect by profession. 該手冊的作者任職建筑師.