vocation vacation区别

vocation和vacation的区别：中文含义不同、词性不同、搭配用法不同。vocation作为名词，意为工作、职业、生活方式等，常与形容词搭配；而vacation可作名词和动词，含义为假期、休庭期、度假，固定搭配为take a vacation。

一、vocation的含义及用法介绍

vocation作为名词，含义有(认为特别适合自己的)工作，职业，生活方式;(认为某种工作或生活方式特别适合自己的)信心，使命感;圣召;神召。复数形式为vocations。

例句：She believes that she has found her true vocation in life.

她相信自己找到了真正适合自己的生活方式。

He has a vocation for teaching.

他是教书的材料。

She is a doctor with a strong sense of vocation.

她是一位具有强烈使命感的医生。

It could well be that he has a real vocation...

很可能他是找到了自己真正的使命。

Her vocation is her work as an actress...

她的职业就是当演员。

Nursing is not just a job ─ it's a vocation.

护理不仅仅是一项工作，而且还是一种职业。

二、vacation的含义及用法介绍

1、当vacation作为名词时，含义为(英国大学的)假期;(美国学校的)假期;(法庭的)休庭期。

例句：They're on vacation in Hawaii right now.

他们此时正在夏威夷度假。

You look tired─you should take a vacation .

你看上去很累，应该休假了。

The job includes two weeks' paid vacation.

这份工作包括两周的带薪假期。

During his summer vacation he visited Russia...

暑假期间他去俄罗斯了。

They planned a late summer vacation in Europe...

他们打算夏末去欧洲度假。

2、当vacation作为动词时，含义为度假。

例句：They are currently vacationing in Florida.

他们目前正在佛罗里达州度假。

Myles vacationed in Jamaica...

迈尔斯去了牙买加度假。

He was vacationing and couldn't be reached for comment.

他当时正在度假，无法联系到他征求意见。