occupation
occupation — 名詞
1. the work that someone does to earn a living, usually written on forms next to yo
職業
靠工作賺錢的本業
the work that someone does to earn a living, usually written on forms next to your name and address.
Please write your name, age, and occupation on the green form.
請在綠色表格上填寫您的姓名、年齡和職業。
form-filling context: 'name, age, and occupation'
Maya's occupation is nurse, and she works at the children's hospital in Taipei.
Maya 的職業是護理師，她在台北的兒童醫院上班。
pattern: someone's occupation is [job]
Carlos is a teacher by occupation, but he paints landscapes on weekends.
Carlos 的職業是老師，但他週末會畫風景畫。
Many people change their occupation at least three times during their working life.
很多人在工作生涯中至少會換三次職業。
Farming has been the family's main occupation for over a hundred years.
務農是這個家族超過一百年來的主要職業。
- job
more everyday and conversational; 'occupation' sounds more formal.
- profession
suggests work needing long training or qualifications, like law or medicine.
- career
covers a whole working life, not just current paid work.
文法句型
by occupation
occupation as [job title]
用法筆記
Often appears on forms and official documents where 'job' would feel too casual. Frequently used with 'by' to state someone's profession (a doctor by occupation).
常見錯誤
2. something you do to fill your free time and keep yourself busy, especially when
消遣；嗜好
用來打發時間的活動
something you do to fill your free time and keep yourself busy, especially when it is not your paid work.
Painting watercolours has been Grandma's favourite occupation since she retired.
畫水彩畫是奶奶退休後最喜歡的消遣。
collocation: favourite occupation
Reading detective novels is a pleasant occupation for a rainy Sunday afternoon.
下雨的星期天下午讀偵探小說是個愉快的消遣。
pattern: [activity] is a [adjective] occupation
Marcus needed a quiet occupation to keep his hands busy after the surgery.
Marcus 手術後需要一個安靜的消遣讓雙手有事做。
For the children, building sandcastles was a serious occupation that lasted all morning.
對小朋友來說，堆沙堡是個整個早上都很認真的消遣。
Lina took up knitting as an evening occupation while watching her favourite shows.
Lina 一邊看喜歡的節目，一邊把織毛線當作晚上的消遣。
文法句型
a [adjective] occupation
用法筆記
Subject is usually an activity or -ing form, not a person. Often appears with adjectives showing how the activity feels (pleasant, quiet, harmless, favourite). Distinguish from sense 1: this sense is unpaid and chosen for enjoyment.
常見錯誤
3. the situation where the army of one country has entered another country and is r
佔領；佔據
外國軍隊以武力統治某地
the situation where the army of one country has entered another country and is ruling it by force.
France lived under German occupation for four long years during the Second World War.
二戰期間法國在德國的佔領下度過了漫長的四年。
fixed phrase: 'under occupation'
The Roman occupation of Britain lasted nearly four centuries before the soldiers withdrew.
羅馬人對英國的佔領持續將近四個世紀，士兵才撤離。
pattern: occupation of [place]
Citizens in the capital staged silent protests against the foreign occupation of their city.
首都的市民以靜默抗議反對外國對他們城市的佔領。
The museum has a whole room about life during the occupation, including hidden radios and forged papers.
博物館有一整間展示佔領時期的生活，包括藏起來的收音機和偽造的證件。
After three months of fighting, the occupation of the port city ended with a peace treaty.
經過三個月的戰鬥後，對這座港口城市的佔領在和平條約下結束。
- liberation
the act of freeing a place from foreign military control.
- withdrawal
the moment foreign troops leave the occupied area.
文法句型
under occupation
occupation of [place]
用法筆記
Almost always uncountable and usually preceded by 'the' or a defining adjective (the German occupation, foreign occupation). Frequently followed by 'of' + place name. Distinguish from sense 4: this sense involves military force and a hostile takeover, not peaceful living.
常見錯誤
4. the formal state of someone holding, residing in, or making use of a house, flat
佔用；居住
住進或使用房屋土地的狀態
the formal state of someone holding, residing in, or making use of a house, flat, or plot of land, especially as set out in a contract or property record.
The new flats will be ready for occupation by tenants in early September.
新公寓將於九月初準備好讓房客入住佔用。
fixed phrase: 'ready for occupation'
The old farmhouse has been in continuous occupation by the same family for six generations.
這間老農舍已被同一個家族連續佔用居住六代。
collocation: continuous occupation
The contract sets out the rules during the tenant's occupation of the property.
合約規定了房客在佔用該物業期間的各項規則。
Workers cannot take occupation of the new offices until the safety check is finished.
在安檢完成前，員工無法進駐佔用新辦公室。
Heavy rains made the lower fields unsuitable for occupation by livestock.
大雨讓低處的田地不適合給牲畜佔用。
- vacancy
the state of a property being empty and unused.
文法句型
occupation of [building]
ready for occupation
用法筆記
Mainly appears in legal, rental, or estate-agent writing. Subject is usually a building, flat, or piece of land rather than a country. Distinguish from sense 3: no military force is involved; the focus is peaceful, often paid, residence or use.