| 释义 |
mission/ˈmiʃ(ə)n/n. 1a a particular task or goal assigned to a person or group (分派的)任务；使命 b a journey undertaken as part of this 执行任务的历程 c a person's vocation 天职；使命 mission in life 人生的使命 2 a military or scientific operation or expedition for a particular purpose (军事或科学方面的)行动；征程 3 a body of persons sent, esp. to a foreign country, to conduct negotiations etc. (尤指到国外进行谈判等的)外交使团 4a a body sent to propagate a religious faith 传教团；布道团 b a field of missionary activity 传教活动的地区 c a missionary post or organization 传教士驻地；传教机构 d a place of worship attached to a mission (传教区的)教堂 5 a particular course or period of preaching, services, etc., undertaken by a parish or community (进行布道、礼拜式等的)布道进程；传道期间 [French mission or Latin missio from mittere miss- ‘send’] |