该短语通常放在职业身份描述的前后,位置灵活,核心是突出“职业属性”。
结构:主语 + be + 职业名词 + by profession
(或 主语 + be + by profession + 职业名词,较少见)
例句:He is a teacher by profession.
(他的职业是教师 / 他是职业教师。)
She’s a doctor by profession, but she also writes children’s books.
(她职业是医生,但也写儿童读物。)
结构:By profession, + 主语 + be + 职业名词
(用于先点明职业,再补充其他信息)
例句:By profession, I’m a lawyer, but I volunteer at the animal shelter on weekends.
(就职业而言,我是律师,但周末在动物收容所做志愿者。)
By profession, he’s an engineer—so he’s great at fixing things around the house.
(他是工程师出身——所以超会修家里的东西。)
有时可接“从事某事”的表达,强调“职业性”而非爱好。
例句:She paints by profession, not just as a hobby.
(她以绘画为职业,而不只是爱好。)
by profession:侧重需要专业知识/资质的职业(如医生、律师、教师);
by trade:侧重手艺/技能类职业(如木匠、电工、厨师)。
对比:He’s a carpenter by trade.(他是木匠(手艺)。)
He’s a surgeon by profession.(他是外科医生(专业职业)。)