1、profession

（需要高等教育或训练的）职业

Harper was a teacher by profession.

哈珀的职业是教师。

Only 20 per cent of jobs in the professions are held by women.

在这些职业中，只有20%的岗位是由女性担任的。

（某一专业工作的）全体人员，业界人士，专业界

The attitude of the medical profession is very much more liberal now.

现在，医务人员的态度开明多了。

2、apparent

貌似的；表面上的；似乎真实的

I was a bit depressed by our apparent lack of progress.

我对我们看似缓慢的进展感到有些沮丧。

There is at last an apparent end to the destructive price war.

这场惨烈的价格战貌似终于结束了。

明显的；显而易见的

It has been apparent that in other areas standards have held up well.

显然，这些标准在其他地区执行得很好。

The presence of a star is already apparent in the early film.

在早期影片中已经显露出了明星相。

原因不明；不知何故

The person may become dizzy for no apparent reason.

这类人可能会莫名其妙地感到头晕。