professional

professional
adjective
  1. [attrib.]of, relating to, or belonging to a profession
    职业的;专业的
    young professional people.
    年轻的专业人士。
  2. (of a person) engaged in a specified activity as one's main paid occupation rather than as a pastime
    (人)职业性的;非业余的
    a professional boxer.
    职业拳击手。
    ■having or showing the skill appropriate to a professional person; competent or skilful
    内行的;称职的;专业的
    their music is both memorable and professional.
    他们的音乐令人难忘,极为专业。
    ■worthy of or appropriate to a professional person
    有专业人员水平的;与专业人员相称的
    his professional expertise.
    他的专业知识。
    ■(informal, derogatory)denoting a person who persistently makes a feature of a particular activity or attribute
    (非正式,贬)(人)坚持某种活动特征(或特点)的
    a professional gloom-monger.
    专门散布悲观情绪者。
noun
  1. a person engaged or qualified in a profession
    专业人员;专家
    professionals such as lawyers and surveyors.
    诸如律师和勘测员之类的专业人员。
    ■a person engaged in a specified activity,especially a sport or branch of the performing arts,as a main paid occupation rather than as a pastime
    (尤指运动员或表演艺术家)专业工作者
    ■a person competent or skilled in a particular activity
    内行;专家
    she was a real professional on stage.
    她在舞台上是个十足的内行。
派生
professionally
adverb
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