英音 
[vəʊˈkeɪʃn]
 
美音 
[voˈkeʃən]
 

vocation 基本解释
n.职业，使命；神召，天命

例句：
This was a blow , as I had thought I 'd found my vocation .
这简直是当头一棒，因为我本以为自己找到了职业发展方向。

I believe that fulfilling work is more than that - it 's a vocation .
我认为完成工作的意义比这个要大得多它是一种职业。

" Today I feel that my real vocation is painting , " she said in her charming accented english .
“今天我觉得我真正的职业是绘画，”她用她那迷人的英语口音说。

Taleb advocates bimodal strategies in working life : to have one very stable gig and one volatile vocation by moonlight .
塔勒布提倡在工作中采取双重策略：有一个非常稳定的工作，和一个私下的不稳定的职业。