career: [16] Originally, a career was a ‘road or racetrack for vehicles’. Its ultimate source was Latin carrus ‘wheeled vehicle’ (from which we get car), which produced the Vulgar Latin derivative *carāria ‘track for wheeled vehicles’. This passed into English via Proven?al carreira, Italian carriera, and French carrière. Its earliest meaning was ‘racecourse’, and hence, by extension, ‘swift course’; the main present-day sense ‘course of someone’s working life’ did not develop until the 19th century, probably owing to renewed influence of French carrière. => car
career (n.)
1530s, "a running (usually at full speed), a course" (especially of the sun, etc., across the sky), from Middle French carriere "road, racecourse" (16c.), from Old Proven?al or Italian carriera, from Vulgar Latin *(via) cararia "carriage (road), track for wheeled vehicles," from Latin carrus "chariot" (see car). Sense of "course of a working life" first attested 1803.
career (v.)
1590s, "to charge at a tournament," from career (n.). The meaning "move rapidly, run at full speed" (1640s) is from the image of a horse "passing a career" on the jousting field, etc. Related: Careered; careering.
雙語例句
1. Somehow Karin managed to cope with the demands of her career.
卡琳設法達到了其職業的要求。
來自柯林斯例句
2. She dusted herself down and left to build her own career.
她重振旗鼓去開創自己的事業了。
來自柯林斯例句
3. Talent, hard work and sheer tenacity are all crucial to career success.
事業要成功，才能、勤奮和頑強的意志都至關重要。
來自柯林斯例句
4. I had to postpone ideas of a career and stay at home.
我不得不暫緩就業打算，呆在家里。
來自柯林斯例句
5. Chantal was lucky to be able to salvage her career.