occupancy

Compared meaning: using or occupying a space (noun).

比较义项：占据、占用某处空间的行为（名词）。

• occupation

  Occupation is the broader, more formal word for taking control of a place; it often implies military force or political control over territory, not routine use of a room.

  occupation 是较为正式、宽泛的词，指占据、控制某一地区，常带有武力占领或政治控制的意味，而不是对房间的日常使用。

  The occupation of the border town lasted for three long years.

  对这座边境小镇的占领持续了长达三年之久。

• occupancy 本词

  Occupancy is the standard technical term for how many people are using or living in a room, building or vehicle, common in hotel, rental and safety contexts.

  occupancy 是描述有多少人在使用或居住于某个房间、建筑物或交通工具的标准专业用语，常见于酒店、租赁和安全相关的语境。

  The hotel's occupancy rate hit ninety-five percent during the busy summer season.

  在繁忙的夏季，这家酒店的入住率达到了百分之九十五。

Occupation and occupancy both come from occupy, but their use differs. Occupation is the formal word for taking control of a place, such as military control of land. Occupancy is the technical term for how many people use a room. Not compared: occupation's meaning 'job'.

这两个词都源自动词 occupy，但语气和使用场合不同：occupation 更正式、宽泛，常指武力占领或控制某一地区，带有军事、政治色彩；occupancy 则是描述房间、建筑物等空间实际使用或居住情况的专业术语，常见于酒店、租赁、消防安全等语境。此处不比较 occupation 表示“职业”的常见义项。