1.a person engaged in one of the learned professions
2.an athlete who plays for pay
3.an authority qualified to teach apprentices
4.engaged in a profession or engaging in as a profession or means of livelihood;
the professional man or woman possesses distinctive qualifications
5.of or relating to or suitable as a profession;
professional organizations
6.characteristic of or befitting a profession or one engaged in a profession;
professional conduct
7.of or relating to a profession;
we need professional advice
8.engaged in by members of a profession;
professional occupations include medicine and the law and teaching
professional,意译为“职业的;专业的”,常被许多软件产品作为后缀,意即“专业版”,如Windows XP Professional,即Windows XP专业版。 professional a. 1. 职业(上)的;从事特定专业的[Z] 2. 职业性的,非业余性的[Z] 3. 很内行的;极称职的;高水平的 a highly professional administrator 一位非常内行的管理人员 4. 【贬】以。..为业的,擅长。..的 He is a professional complainer. 他是一个发牢骚专家。 n.[C] 1. 职