单词 | mission |
释义 | mis·sion ![]() n. 1. a. A special assignment given to a person or group: an agent on a secret mission. b. A combat operation assigned to a person or military unit. c. An aerospace operation intended to carry out specific program objectives: a mission to Mars. 2. An ambition or purpose that is assumed by a person or group: felt it was his mission in life to help the poor. 3. a. A body of persons sent to conduct negotiations or establish relations with a foreign country. b. The business with which such a body of persons is charged. c. A permanent diplomatic office abroad. d. A body of experts or dignitaries sent to a foreign country. 4. a. 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. b. A mission established abroad. c. The district assigned to a mission worker. d. A building or compound housing a mission. e. An organization for carrying on missionary work in a territory. f. missions Missionary duty or work. 5. A Christian church or congregation with no cleric of its own that depends for support on a larger religious organization. 6. A welfare or educational organization established for the needy people of a district. tr.v. mis·sioned, mis·sion·ing, mis·sions 1. To send (someone) on a mission. 2. To organize or establish a religious mission among (a people) or in (an area). adj. 1. Of or relating to a mission. 2. Of or relating to a style of architecture or furniture used in the early Spanish missions of California. 3. often Mission Of or relating to a furniture style originating during the Arts and Crafts Movement and characterized by sturdy, angular, solid wood construction. [French, from Old French, from Latin missiō, missiōn-, from missus, past participle of mittere, to send off.] mission·al adj. ![]() Mission San Luis Rey Oceanside, California |
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