His professional career spanned 16 years...是什么意思？

His professional career spanned 16 years...

他的职业生涯持续了 16 年。

his

pron. (he的所有格)他的，(he的物主代词)他的东西；det. 属于他的，用于名词前，自己的，指某人的，上帝的；

例句
He claimed that his parents had abandoned him...
他声称父母遗弃了他。

professional

adj. 专业的，专业性的，职业的；n. 专业人士；

例句
The whole cast executed the production with truly professional aplomb.
全体演职人员以一种真正的专业精神，从容不迫地开始了影片的制作。

career

n. 生涯，职业，事业；vi. 全速前进，猛冲；

例句
...a second career which absorbed her more completely than her acting ever had.
比演艺生涯更让她投入的又一职业

spanned

adj. （细胞或微生物的培养）生活期有限的；

例句
His career spanned some 50 years and encompassed both abstract and figurative painting.
他的职业生涯延续了大约50年，作品既有抽象画也有写实画。

years

n. 年( year的名词复数 )，年纪，一年的期间，某年级的学生；

例句
His wife was sentenced to seven years imprisonment for aiding and abetting him...
他的妻子作为他的从犯被判入狱7年。