Profession

(noun.) an occupation requiring special education (especially in the liberal arts or sciences).

(noun.) affirmation of acceptance of some religion or faith; 'a profession of Christianity'.

(noun.) an open avowal (true or false) of some belief or opinion; 'a profession of disagreement'.

(noun.) the body of people in a learned occupation; 'the news spread rapidly through the medical profession'; 'they formed a community of scientists'.

整理:帕斯夸里

• The men engaged in the Mexican war were brave, and the officers of the regular army, from highest to lowest, were educated in their profession. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• We see so much malice and so little indignation in my profession. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• I asked Caddy what had made their parents choose this profession for them. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• Graham, however, must go: his was a profession whose claims are neither to be ignored nor deferred. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
• Yes--well--you have got a good start; you are in the right profession, the work you feel yourself most fit for. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• It had been my profession, for years past, to be in this close contact with young girls of all ages, and of all orders of beauty. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• I could better bear to lose her because not rich enough, than because of my profession. 简·奥斯汀. 曼斯菲尔德庄园.
• It has been death to many, but it is a joke in the profession. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• We never could agree in our choice of a profession. 简·奥斯汀. 理智与情感.
• Miss Summerson, stammered Mr. Guppy, I--I--beg your pardon, but in our profession--we--we--find it necessary to be explicit. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• But I have nothing to do with men of your profession, and can't help you there. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• The catching business, we beg to remind them, is rising to the dignity of a lawful and patriotic profession. 哈丽叶特·比切·斯托. 汤姆叔叔的小屋.
• Answer:--which proved fatal to the inquiry for ten years--Mr. Vholes is considered, in the profession, a MOST respectable man. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• I was conscious of an impropriety in my disputing with a military man in matters of his profession, and said no more. 本杰明·富兰克林. 富兰克林自传.
• I hold that by refusing to work with Mr. Bulstrode I should be turning my back on an opportunity of making my profession more generally serviceable. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• Honour makes a great part of the reward of all honourable professions. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.
• It was a recognized principle of the Society freely to admit men of different religions, countries, professions. 李贝. 西洋科学史.
• Politics, business, recreation, art, science, the learned professions, polite intercourse, leisure, represent such interests. 约翰·杜威. 民主与教育.
• I make no professions, and say no more. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 小杜丽.
• The production of engravings is just as highly technical and scientific and involves as much experience and judgment in their application as any of the learned professions. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• Directly, rejoined Amy, with a letter full of professions of the deepest gratitude. 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.
• In the greatest part of mechanic trades success is almost certain; but very uncertain in the liberal professions. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.
• It might then not be worth any man's while to educate his son to either of those professions at his own expense. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.
• The brothers of these girls are every one in business or in professions; they have something to do. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• I only want to have been in the church to have made the round of all the professions. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• Rivalship and emulation render excellency, even in mean professions, an object of ambition, and frequently occasion the very greatest exertions. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.
• Hours, minutes and seconds began to be carefully prized, both by the trades and professions, and the demand from the common people for accurate time records became great. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
• On the contrary, men engaged in other professions find, as a rule, that they improve and advance with experience, and that age brings larger rewards and opportunities. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• His professions and his proposals did him no service. 简·奥斯汀. 爱玛.
• Accordingly, he filled those places with such as prostituted their professions to his notions of prerogative. 本杰明·富兰克林. 富兰克林自传.

整理:劳埃德