mission
Definitions
An important assigned task or operation, especially military or diplomatic
（尤指军事、外交的）任务，使命
A strongly felt purpose or calling that drives a person or organization
使命，天职；奋斗目标
Work to spread a religious faith; a group or place dedicated to it
传教（工作）；传教团，传教站
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedmiss (sent, from missus) + -ion (act/result) = "the act of being sent." A mission began as the sending of someone for a task — missionaries sent to spread faith, agents sent on assignment. The meaning then shifted from the sending itself to the purpose one is sent to fulfill, so today a mission can even be self-assigned: a sense of purpose you feel driven to carry out.
Root miss still carries 88 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.mission statement使命陈述
- 2.top secret mission绝密任务
- 3.space mission太空任务
- 4.accomplish a mission完成任务
Example Sentences
- 1.
The astronauts trained for two years before the mission.
- 2.
Our mission is to make clean water available to everyone.
- 3.
She felt it was her mission to help abandoned animals.