calling

noun
🔊/ˈkɔːlɪŋ/
🔊/ˈkɔːlɪŋ/
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  1. a strong desire or feeling of duty to do a particular job, especially one in which you help other people使命感;(尤指想帮助他人的)强烈愿望,责任感 synonym vocation
    • He realized that his calling was to preach the gospel.他体悟到宣讲福音是他的使命。🔊🔊
  2. (formal) a profession or career职业;事业
    • My father considered engineering one of the highest possible callings.我父亲认为工程学是最高的要求之一。