Vocation
early 15c., "spiritual calling," from Old French vocacion "call, consecration; calling, profession" (13c.) or directly from Latin vocationem (nominative vocatio), literally "a calling, a being called" from vocatus "called," past participle of vocare "to call" (from PIE root wekw- "to speak"). Sense of "one's occupation or profession" is first attested 1550s.
来自拉丁语 vocare，说，呼唤，词源同 voice,vow.原义为灵魂的召唤，引申词义职业。词义演 变参照 calling，召唤，使命感，职业。
——收入 词语的化石层
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- 召唤出现时，旧有的生活模式已经不再适用
英语 vocation 从“精神上的召唤”逐渐变成职业，见 Vocation。这个词义变化保留了同一种想象：有些工作并非从现成选项中挑选，而像是某个声音要求人离开原来的生活。不过词源只能说明这个比喻流传很久，不能证明每次职业不满都是历险召唤。