missionary

🇬🇧 UK/'miʃənəri/🇺🇸 US/'miʃәnәri/

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Definitions

n.

A person sent to spread a religion or belief, especially Christianity, in a foreign place.

传教士；布道者

adj.

Relating to or characteristic of a religious mission or missionary work.

传教的；布道的

Root Breakdown

Root-derived

misssend, let go

+

ionact, process, state

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aryrelating to, connected with

=missionary

Common Collocations

1.missionary work传教工作
2.missionary school教会学校
3.Christian missionary基督教传教士
4.send missionaries派遣传教士

Example Sentences

1.
The [missionary] worked in the remote village for over twenty years.
2.
Her [missionary] zeal for education inspired countless students.

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