avocation
趣味
解説 Definition
趣味、娯楽、または職業以外の活動。主な職業とは別の興味。
An avocation is an activity you do for interest or pleasure rather than as your main job. It is usually a hobby, side interest, or personal pursuit. This word is more formal than "hobby" and often suggests serious personal interest.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
vocation が「天職・本業」、occupation が「職業」だと知っていると位置づけがつかみやすい語。avocation はその外側にある、自分を強く引きつける活動で、趣味・余技に近い。単なる暇つぶしより少しまじめで、長く続ける個人的関心を指しやすい。photography is my avocation のように、「仕事ではないが自分らしさが出る活動」を思い浮かべると、hobby とのニュアンス差ごと覚えやすい。
Start with `vocation`, which is your main calling or career. `Avocation` is the activity beside that, not your main job but still something you care about seriously. Think: your work is your vocation, and photography or music can be your avocation.
例文
Her avocation as a painter provided a creative outlet outside her corporate job.
企業での仕事とは別に、絵を描くという趣味が彼女の創造的な表現の場になっていた。
He pursued photography as an avocation while working full-time as an engineer.
彼はエンジニアとしてフルタイムで働きながら、写真撮影を趣味として続けた。
Many successful professionals cultivate an avocation to balance their main career.
多くの成功した専門職の人々は、本業とのバランスを取るために趣味を育んでいる。
avocation の類義語・関連語
avocation の語源・成り立ち Etymology
avocation はラテン語 avocare「呼び離す」に由来し、a-「離れて」＋vocare「呼ぶ」に分けられます。本業から人を呼び離すものという発想で、転じて「副業」「余技」、さらに今の「趣味」の意味へ落ち着きました。関連語に vocation, vocal。
Avocation comes from Latin avocare, meaning "to call away," from ab- "away" and vocare "to call." It is related to vocation and vocal, which share the same Latin root. The word first referred to something that called a person away from their main work, and later came to mean a secondary activity or hobby.
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