occupation

Compared meaning: work a person does to earn money (noun).

比较义项：工作，职业（名词）。

• job

  The everyday, informal word for paid work of any kind, including temporary, part-time, or casual work; used constantly in spoken conversation.

  日常、非正式的说法，指任何有报酬的工作，包括临时工、兼职或零工；在口语中使用非常频繁。

  She got a new job at the local hospital.

  她在当地医院找到了一份新工作。

• occupation 本词

  A formal, often written word for one's profession or line of work, typical of forms, surveys, and official documents rather than casual speech.

  较为正式、多用于书面语的说法，指一个人的职业或行业类别，常见于表格、调查和官方文件，而非日常口语。

  Her occupation as a nurse keeps her very busy at night.

  她的护士职业让她晚上非常忙碌。

Job and occupation both mean the work a person does for money. Job is the everyday, informal word for paid work of any kind, including part-time or temporary work. Occupation is more formal, typical of forms, surveys, or official writing, and names a profession.

这两个词都指一个人为谋生而做的工作，但语体和使用场合不同：job 是日常口语中最常用的说法，可以指任何有报酬的工作，包括临时工或兼职；occupation 更正式，常出现在表格、调查或正式书面语中，强调作为一种职业类别。

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 本词

  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

  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。