Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #947
professional
专业人士；职业人士
a person who belongs to a profession
- 1.
A person who belongs to a profession.
属于某种职业的人；专业人士。
- 2.
a person engaged in one of the learned professions
专业人士
- 3.
A white-collar worker, especially one with a specialized, high-earning job such as a doctor or engineer.
白领工作者,尤指从事专业化、高薪职业(如医生或工程师)的人。
- 4.
an athlete who plays for pay
职业运动员
- 5.
A person who earns their living from a specified activity.
靠特定活动谋生的人。
- 6.
an authority qualified to teach apprentices
指导学徒的专家
- 7.
A reputation known by name.
以名字为人所知的声誉。
- 8.
An expert.
专家。
- 9.
One of four categories of sociologist propounded by Horowitz: a sociologist who is actively concerned with promoting the profession of sociology.
霍罗威茨提出的四类社会学家之一:积极关注推动社会学职业化的社会学家。
以（某项活动）为业的人；职业运动员；白领专业人士；专家；行家；师傅；指导学徒的专家
In use
She consulted a professional for legal advice.
The conference attracted many professionals from various industries.
As a trained professional, he handled the crisis calmly.
a professional
泛指一位专业人士，常与in/of短语连用。
She is a professional in the field of marketing.
她是市场营销领域的专业人员。
professional + in/at
表示在某领域专业，in比at更常用。
He is a professional in graphic design.
他是平面设计方面的专业人员。
work as a professional
强调职业身份，常省略具体领域。
Connections
Collocations
- medical professional
- 医疗专业人员
- The hospital employs many medical professionals.这家医院雇佣了许多医疗专业人员。
- experienced professional
- 经验丰富的专业人员
- We need an experienced professional for this job.我们需要一位经验丰富的专业人员来做这份工作。
- young professional
- 年轻的专业人士
- This networking event is for young professionals.这个社交活动是为年轻的专业人士举办的。
- IT professional
- 信息技术专业人员
- IT professionals are in high demand.信息技术专业人员的需求量很大。
- healthcare professional
- 医疗保健专业人员
- Healthcare professionals work long hours.医疗保健专业人员工作时间长。
- business professional
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆：pro（赞成）+ fess（说）+ ional → 说话受人赞成，就是专业人士。
Context & Register
register: neutral; contexts: 工作场合, 面试, 职业介绍; note_zh: 作为名词时，通常指从事专业工作的人员，使用范围较广，没有明显的正式或非正式倾向。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the unstressed ending /-ʃənəl/. Note that stress varies: 'professional' has main stress on the second syllable (/prəˈfɛʃənəl/), while words like 'national' have stress on the first. However, the ending sound is consistent.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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