avocation

/ˌævəˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/ 15GREsat
Your avocation is a job or activity that you do because you are interested in it, rather than to earn your living. 业余爱好; 嗜好

noun [专属名词]副业;业余爱好;嗜好

He was a printer by trade and naturalist by avocation.
他在印刷厂工作,同时是个博物学爱好者。

-voc- voc, vok=call voice,表示“叫喊,声音”avocation n. 副业(a 不+vocation 职业→不是职业,是副 业)
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