正式說出心裡的想法
回到這個字最原始的那個動作：公開宣告。只是宣告的內容不是專長，而是你的感受、信念或打算。
statement of belief · noun · B1
a formal statement about what you feel, believe, or plan to do.
表白
核心畫面
Underneath is a public declaring — you stand up and state what you are. State what you have trained in and can do for others, and the word means your calling; gather everyone who has declared the same thing and it means the whole field; and the older use, declaring what you feel or believe, is still there in phrases like a profession of faith.
這個字底下是一個「公開表明」的動作——你站出來，說明自己是什麼。說明你受過什麼訓練、能為別人做什麼，它就是你的職業；…更多收起
這個字底下是一個「公開表明」的動作——你站出來，說明自己是什麼。說明你受過什麼訓練、能為別人做什麼，它就是你的職業；把所有做同樣宣告的人集合起來，就是整個業界；而更早的那層用法——表明你的感受或信念——今天還留在 a profession of faith 這樣的說法裡。From the word’s history
Etymonline: around 1200 profession meant 'vows taken upon entering a religious order', from Latin professionem 'public declaration'. The occupational sense — 'occupation one professes to be skilled in, a calling' — appears by the early 15th century, and 'body of persons engaged in some occupation' by 1610. So the job sense and the declaring sense are one word, not two.
Etymonline 記載：大約 1200 年時，profession 指的是「進入修會時所立的誓」，來自拉丁文 professionem「公開宣告」。到十五世紀初才出現職業的意思——「一個人宣稱自己精通並以此為業的工作」；1610 年起又延伸為「從事該行業的整群人」。所以「職業」和「表白」不是兩個字，而是同一個「公開表明」在不同時代的落點。
Etymonline, entry "profession" (etymonline.com/word/profession)
From the picture
Also in this word
profession (job) · noun · B1
a job that needs a lot of special training or education, such as being a doctor, lawyer, or teacher.
行業
professional community · noun · B1
all the people who work in a particular profession, thought of as one group.
業界
原始詞典資料5 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
professionnoun/pɹəˈfɛʃ.ən/
- 1
lifestylereligionA declaration of faith.
- She died only a few years after her profession.
- Rosario was a young novice belonging to the monastery, who in three months intended to make his profession.
- 2
A declaration of faith.
- I congratulate you upon the wisdom that withheld you from entering yourself a member of the Protestant Association […] it is likely to bring an odium upon the profession they make, that will not soon be forgotten.
- 3
A declaration of faith.
- Despite his continued professions of innocence, the court eventually sentenced him to five years.
- a profession of support
- 4
A professional occupation.
- My father was a barrister by profession.
- “You are very idle, Cashel; I am sure of that. It is too provoking to throw away so much money every year for nothing. Besides, you must soon be thinking of a profession.” “I shall go into the army,” said Cashel. “It is the only profession for a gentleman.”
- 5
A professional occupation.
- His conduct is against the established practices of the legal profession.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。