vocation學測 L6KK [voˈkeʃən] ｜ /voʊˈkeɪʃən/
職業；天職·使命感；獻身
學測進階字，常與vacation拼字混淆
Being a teacher isn't just a job for him; it feels like his true vocation.
對他來說，當老師不只是一份工作，更像是他真正的天職。
一個畫面：側耳聆聽內心召喚
聲音召喚彷彿聽見一個聲音在心底呼喚自己
投身其中決定回應召喚，全心投入該領域
認定使命深信這是自己該做的天職使命
義項
醫師召喚C2noun職業；天職
After years of training, she found her true vocation as a heart surgeon.
經過多年訓練後，她找到了自己真正的天職，成為一名心臟外科醫師。
true vocation
修女獻身C2noun使命感；獻身
She felt she had a vocation to serve the poor as a nun.
她覺得自己有一種使命，想以修女的身分服務貧困的人。
sense of vocation
片語
true vocation找到天職 →真正適合的天職
sense of vocation心中使命感 →內心強烈的使命感
你會不會這樣說？
She finally found her true ___ as a nurse, not just a job. (vocation / vacation)
看答案
vocation
vocation是職業使命,vacation是假期,拼法相近但意思不同。
'She felt she had a vocation to serve the poor as a nun.' 這裡的 vocation 最接近哪個意思？(A) 天職/職業 (B) 使命感/獻身 (C) 假期
看答案
(B)
此句描述宗教服務的呼召，對應「使命感；獻身」義項。
字族
vocational 職業的；職業訓練的