英语词汇“métier”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

métier

/ˈmɛtjeɪ

noun

1A profession or occupation: the boy must begin to learn his métier as heir to the throne...

I also seem to have a perpetual mild toothache, ever since my new dentist, a Romanian who obviously learned her métier under the Ceausescu regime, attempted to fill a molar as if she were loading a mortar.
In his mercy and kindness he frequently does so, and frequently he gives me the grace to repent of the sins I have committed, but this is not his job, his métier.
Fortunately for him, his falling-out with Little Miss Drip coincided with the start of a week spent being an apprentice farrier - in effect, trying his chosen métier on for size to see if he actually likes it.

Synonyms

occupation, job, day job, work, profession, specialism, business, employment, employ, career, calling, vocation, mission, trade, craft, walk of life, line (of work), field, province, area;

North American specialty

1.1An occupation or activity that one is good at: television is rather more my métier...

However, the piano trio is his real métier and as he approaches his 80th year, and in spite of a stroke in 1993, he does not rest on his laurels.
We might have expected her to have excelled at fashion photography - as she did - but her real métier was the battlefield.
It is good knockabout stuff, underpinned by necessary news values and bearing the unmistakable stamp of McKenzie, who seems to have found a métier again after a rather desultory time at Sky.

Synonyms

forte, strong point, strength, long suit, strong suit, speciality, talent, skill, gift, bent

informal bag, thing, cup of tea

Origin

Late 18th century: French, based on Latin ministerium 'service'.

单词	métier
释义	métier /ˈmɛtjeɪ / noun 1A profession or occupation: the boy must begin to learn his métier as heir to the throne... I also seem to have a perpetual mild toothache, ever since my new dentist, a Romanian who obviously learned her métier under the Ceausescu regime, attempted to fill a molar as if she were loading a mortar. In his mercy and kindness he frequently does so, and frequently he gives me the grace to repent of the sins I have committed, but this is not his job, his métier. Fortunately for him, his falling-out with Little Miss Drip coincided with the start of a week spent being an apprentice farrier - in effect, trying his chosen métier on for size to see if he actually likes it. Synonyms occupation, job, day job, work, profession, specialism, business, employment, employ, career, calling, vocation, mission, trade, craft, walk of life, line (of work), field, province, area; North American specialty 1.1An occupation or activity that one is good at: television is rather more my métier... However, the piano trio is his real métier and as he approaches his 80th year, and in spite of a stroke in 1993, he does not rest on his laurels. We might have expected her to have excelled at fashion photography - as she did - but her real métier was the battlefield. It is good knockabout stuff, underpinned by necessary news values and bearing the unmistakable stamp of McKenzie, who seems to have found a métier again after a rather desultory time at Sky. Synonyms forte, strong point, strength, long suit, strong suit, speciality, talent, skill, gift, bent informal bag, thing, cup of tea Origin Late 18th century: French, based on Latin ministerium 'service'.
随便看	forgo for God's sake! forgone for good (and all) for good measure for goodness' sake forgot forgotten for instance forint fork forkball Forkbeard, Sweyn forked forked lightning for keeps forkful forklift forklift truck fork something out (or over or up) fork supper forktail forlorn forlorn hope forlornly