"calling" in Chinese (Simplified)
使命感召唤(宗教)- 打电话
Definition
“Calling” 指的是一种强烈的感觉,认为自己注定要从事某种工作,通常是人生使命,尤其是在宗教或有意义的方面。在非正式场合下也可以指打电话。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
“Calling” 在表达使命感或人生目的时偏正式,常用于宗教或职业理想(如“find your calling”)。用来表示电话时很口语化且少见。不要与 hobby(兴趣)或 job(只是一份工作)混淆。
Examples
He believes teaching is his true calling.
他相信教书是他真正的**使命感**。
Sister Mary answered her calling to become a nun.
玛丽修女回应了成为修女的**召唤**。
I missed your calling last night, sorry!
不好意思,我昨晚没接到你的**电话**!
It took her years to realize medicine was her calling.
她花了很多年才意识到医学才是自己的**使命感**。
Some people search their whole lives for their calling.
有些人一辈子都在寻找自己的**使命感**。
I thought law was my calling, but now I'm not so sure.
我以为法律是我的**使命感**,但现在我不确定了。