mission
mission
noun
noun
- an important assignment carried out for political, religious, or commercial purposes, typically involving travel abroad
（政治、宗教、商业的）任务，使命
a fact-finding mission to China.
到中国探求事实真相的任务。
■[treated as sing. or pl.]a group of people taking part in such an assignment
外交使团；代表团；传教团；布道团
by then, the mission had journeyed over 3,500 miles.
那时，传教团已经行走了3,500多英里。
■[in sing]an organization or institution involved in a long-term assignment abroad
驻外机构；使馆
the majestic garden of the West German mission.
西德使馆的气派花园。
[as modifier]the mission school.
驻外机构的学校。
■the vocation or calling of a religious organization, especially a Christian one, to go out into the world and spread its faith
（尤指基督教会）传教工作，传教
the Christian mission.
基督教传教工作。
[mass noun]Gandhi's attitude to mission and conversion.
甘地对传教和皈依的态度。
■a building or group of buildings used by a Christian mission
基督教传教所
■a strongly felt aim, ambition, or calling
使命，天职
his main mission in life has been to cut unemployment.
他一生主要使命就是减少失业。
■an expedition into space
航天飞行
■an operation carried out by military aircraft at a time of conflict
（军用飞机作战）飞行任务
he was shot down on a supply mission.
他在执行一次补给任务中被击落。
- mid 16th cent. (denoting the sending of the Holy Spirit into the world): from Latin missio(n-), from mittere 'send'
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