mission

名词 mission:

1. an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work
   同义词：missionary post, missionary station, foreign mission
2. an operation that is assigned by a higher headquarters
   同义词：military mission
3. a special assignment that is given to a person or group
   同义词：charge, commission
4. the organized work of a religious missionary
   同义词：missionary work
5. a group of representatives or delegates
   同义词：deputation, commission, delegation, delegacy

1. The Air Commodore briefed the bomber crew on their dangerous mission.
   空军准将向轰炸机机组下达执行危险任务的各项指示。
2. Though they think it takes no more than three days to fulfill the mission, I believe it takes not less than six days.
   虽然他们认为完成这任务只需三天，但我却认为至少需要六天。
3. The mission of a university is teaching and research.
   大学的任务是教学和科研。
4. Her mission was to reclaim former criminals.
   她的任务是感化过去的罪犯。
5. The squadron flew a reconnaissance mission.
   该空军中队执行一侦察任务。
6. The doctor works at the mission.
   那医生在贫民教区工作。
7. An official mission was sent to settle the dispute.
   一个官方使团被派去解决争端。
8. He has been on confidential missions to Berlin.
   他前往柏林执行秘密任务。

mis.sion

n.（名词）

A body of persons sent to conduct negotiations or establish relations with a foreign country.
外交使团，代表团：一个被派往它国进行谈判或建立关系的团体
The business with which such a body of persons is charged.
使团的使命：外交使团所负的使命
A permanent diplomatic office abroad.
大使馆，公使馆：地处它国的永久性外交驻所
A body of experts or dignitaries sent to a foreign country.
代表团：由一群专家或要员组成的被派往它国的团体

A body of persons sent to a foreign land by a religious organization, especially a Christian organization, to spread its faith or provide educational, medical, and other assistance.
布道团，传教团：由一个宗教组织，尤其是基督教组织派遣到外国的，传播其信仰或提供教育、医疗或其它方面援助的团体
A mission established abroad.
建立于国外的传教团
The district assigned to a mission worker.
传教区：分配给一个传教者的地区
A building or compound housing a mission.
传教机构的房舍，传教所：传教团的房舍或混合居留地
An organization for carrying on missionary work in a territory.
传教机构：为开展传教活动而在一地区设立的机构
missions Missionary duty or work.
missions 传教工作，布道活动：传教工作和活动
A Christian church or congregation with no cleric of its own that depends for support on a larger religious organization.
教堂，教区：没有自己的牧师而依靠更大的宗教组织支持的基督教教堂或教区
A series of special Christian services for purposes of proselytizing.
布道会：出于改变宗教信仰的目的而进行的一系列特定的基督教服务
A welfare or educational organization established for the needy people of a district.
慈善机构：为一地区的贫民设立的福利性或教育性机构

A special assignment given to a person or group:
任务，使命：派给某人或某团体的特殊任务：
例句：
an agent on a secret mission.
执行秘密任务的谍报人员

A combat operation assigned to a person or military unit.
战斗任务：分派给一个人或军事单位的战斗行动
An aerospace operation intended to carry out specific program objectives:
太空行动：试图完成特定的目的地的太空行动：
例句：
a mission to Mars.
火星太空行动

An inner calling to pursue an activity or perform a service; a vocation.
使命，天职：追求一种活动或实现一种职责的内心召唤；天职
v.tr.（及物动词）
mis.sioned,mis.sion.ing,mis.sions
To send on a mission.
派遣…执行任务
To organize or establish a religious mission among or in.
在…组织或建立传教团
adj.（形容词）
Of or relating to a mission.
传教团的，布道团的：传教团的，与传教团有关的
Of or relating to a style of architecture or furniture used in the early Spanish missions of California.
西班牙传教会式的：与一种早期美国加利福尼亚州西班牙传教会所使用的建筑或家具的风格有关的
Often Mission Of, relating to, or having the distinctive qualities of an early 20th-century style of plain, heavy, dark-stained wood furniture.
常作 Mission 西班牙传教会式家具的：具有一种20世纪早期的朴实、笨重、颜色较沉的中制家具的特征的

来源：
French
法语
from Old French
源自 古法语
from Latin missiô missiôn-
源自 拉丁语 missiô missiôn-
from missus [past participle of] mittere [to send off]
源自 missus [] mittere的过去分词 [发送]

【引伸】
mis.sional
adj.（形容词）