profession
n. 职业, 表白, 声明 [化] 工种; 职业
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教材释义与例句
职业，专业；声明，宣布，表白
a job that needs a high level of education and training
people who work in the professions
从事专业性工作的人
nurses, social workers, and other people in the caring professions
护士、社工和其他从事护理行业的人
释义与例句
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1.
A declaration of faith.
A promise or vow made on entering a religious order.
宗教She died only a few years after her profession.
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2.
A declaration of faith.
The declaration of belief in the principles of a religion; hence, one's faith or religion.
I congratulate you upon the wisdom that withheld you from entering yourself a member of the Protestant Association […] it is likely to bring an odium upon the profession they make, that will not soon be forgotten.
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3.
A declaration of faith.
Any declaration of belief, faith or one's opinion, whether genuine or (as now often implied) pretended.
Despite his continued professions of innocence, the court eventually sentenced him to five years.
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4.
A professional occupation.
An occupation, trade, craft, or activity in which one has a professed expertise in a particular area; a job, especially one requiring a high level of skill or training.
职业
行业
My father was a barrister by profession.
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5.
A professional occupation.
The practitioners of such an occupation collectively.
His conduct is against the established practices of the legal profession.
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From Middle English professioun, from Anglo-Norman professioun, Old French profession (“declaration of faith, religious vows, occupation”), from Latin professiō (“avowal, public declaration”), from the participle stem of profitērī (“to profess”). By surface analysis, profess + -ion.
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