做個職業人：pro的用法和辨析

Learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them like an artist.

——Pablo Picasso, Artist

「像專家般學會規則，好讓你像藝術家般打破它。 」

——畢卡索 (藝術家)

一、你知道pro有幾種含義嗎？ 

adj.

職業的，專業的 professional

Brian set his heart on becoming a pro baseball player.

布萊恩下決心要做一名職業棒球運動員。

adv.

1.贊成地，肯定地in favour of or support that person or thing

n.

1.贊成者；贊成的意見；贊成票 [C] approve

We need to discuss the pros and cons of this method.

我們必須討論此方法的正反兩面。

2.職業人員，專業人員 [C]a person who works as a professional

 I have enjoyed playing with some of the top pros from Europe and America.

我很高興能和來自歐美的一些頂級職業運動員打比賽。

prep.

3.贊成，支持 in favor of

I'm one of the few that's very pro performance-related pay.

我是少數極力贊成績效工資的人之一。

二、含有pro的常見短語 

pro tem

當時的,暫時的

quid pro quo

n.補償物,交換物,相等物,代用品

pro forma

形式上

三、做個填詞遊戲吧

But that it were as simple as being ___ or anti something.

但是這就像贊成或反對某些事情一樣簡單。