mission
/ˈmɪʃn/ (bre, ipa) · [mˈɪʃən] /ˈmɪʃn/ (ame, ipa) · [mˈɪʃən] /ˈmi-shən/ (ame, mw)
mission — 名詞
- missionsingular
- missionsplural
1. work in which someone or a team is sent out with a clear duty, especially in war
任務
派去執行的重要工作
work in which someone or a team is sent out with a clear duty, especially in war, rescue, or other risky situations
The rescue team began its mission at dawn after the bridge collapsed.
橋塌下後，救援隊在天亮時開始執行任務。
collocation: begin a rescue mission
Hugo's mission in Nairobi was to train new airport security staff.
Hugo 在奈洛比的任務是訓練新的機場維安人員。
The navy completed the mission without losing any ships in the storm.
海軍完成了那項任務，而且在暴風雨中沒有損失任何船隻。
A fact-finding mission visited the village after the chemical spill.
化學外洩後，一個實地調查任務前往了那座村莊。
The pilot accepted the mission even though the weather looked dangerous.
那名飛行員接受了這項任務，儘管天氣看起來很危險。
- assignment
officially given work, but often less dramatic or dangerous
- operation
more common for planned military, medical, or police action
- task
broader and often used for ordinary pieces of work
- expedition
stresses the journey or exploration more than the assigned purpose
文法句型
mission to + place
be on a mission
mission was to + verb
用法筆記
Often used for official, military, rescue, or scientific work, especially when people are sent somewhere to do it. For small everyday jobs, "task" or "job" is usually more natural.
常見錯誤
2. work or a purpose that someone feels they have a duty to follow for a long time
使命；志業
認定自己應長期投入的工作
work or a purpose that someone feels they have a duty to follow for a long time
Gita sees teaching girls in rural towns as her life's mission.
Gita 把在偏鄉教女孩讀書視為自己一生的使命。
pattern: life's mission
After the flood, Brooke made it her mission to rebuild the old clinic.
洪水過後，Brooke 把重建那間老診所當成自己的使命。
pattern: make it your mission to + verb
Christopher speaks with the calm focus of a doctor on a mission.
Christopher 說話時帶著一種肩負志業的醫師才有的沉著。
The charity's founder treated clean water for every family as a mission.
那個慈善機構的創辦人把讓每個家庭都有乾淨用水視為使命。
Kasia left banking because her real mission was working with refugees.
Kasia 離開銀行業，因為她真正的使命是協助難民。
文法句型
life's mission
make it your mission to + verb
mission in life
用法筆記
Usually refers to work or an aim that feels morally important or central to a person's life, not a short-term plan. It often appears in phrases such as "life's mission" and "make it your mission to...".
常見錯誤
3. words used to show that a required job has been finished successfully
大功告成
表示交辦事項已做完
words used to show that a required job has been finished successfully
Mission accomplished, the missing passport was back in Tariro's bag.
大功告成，遺失的護照已經回到 Tariro 的包包裡了。
fixed phrase: Mission accomplished
When the cake came out unburned, Ari grinned, 'Mission accomplished.'
蛋糕完好出爐時，Ari 咧嘴一笑說：「大功告成。」
Naoko sent the repaired laptop photo with one short note: mission accomplished.
Naoko 傳了修好的筆電照片，並附上一句簡短留言：「大功告成。」
The mechanic wiped his hands and said, 'Mission accomplished, your van is ready.'
技師擦了擦手說：「大功告成，你的廂型車可以開走了。」
文法句型
Mission accomplished
用法筆記
Used as a fixed announcement after a job is finished, often playfully or with relief. It comments on the completed result rather than naming the goal itself.
4. people working away from home for a government, church, or similar body, or the
使團；傳教站
派往外地代表或傳教的團體或據點
people working away from home for a government, church, or similar body, or the building they use as their base
The trade mission met local farmers before signing the food agreement.
那個貿易使團在簽署糧食協議前先與當地農民會面。
collocation: trade mission
Yael spent two years at a medical mission near the Sudan border.
Yael 在蘇丹邊境附近的一處醫療傳教站待了兩年。
Reporters waited outside the UN mission after the emergency talks ended.
緊急會談結束後，記者守在聯合國使團外面等候。
The church mission offered free meals and basic classes to new arrivals.
那個教會傳教站為新來的人提供免費餐點和基礎課程。
A cultural mission from Seoul opened a small language center downtown.
一個來自首爾的文化使團在市中心開設了一間小型語言中心。
- delegation
focuses on the people sent to represent a group or government
- embassy
more specific to official diplomatic representation and its building
- outpost
focuses more on the place than on the representatives themselves
文法句型
trade mission
mission to + place
at the mission
用法筆記
This sense may refer either to the people sent out or to the place where they work. It is common with nouns such as "trade", "medical", "diplomatic", and "church".
常見錯誤
5. a journey into space by a spacecraft, or the work of carrying out that journey
太空任務
太空船的一次飛行或探測工作
a journey into space by a spacecraft, or the work of carrying out that journey
The Mars mission collected rock samples and sent images back to Earth.
那次火星太空任務採集了岩石樣本，並把影像傳回地球。
collocation: Mars mission
Engineers delayed the mission because ice formed on the launch pad.
因為發射台結冰，工程師延後了這次太空任務。
Cyrus watched the moon mission lift off from the crowded beach.
Cyrus 在擁擠的海灘上看著那次登月任務升空。
The mission ended safely after six months in orbit around Jupiter.
那次太空任務在木星軌道運行六個月後平安結束。
A private company plans its first crewed mission later this decade.
一家民營公司計畫在這個十年稍後執行首次載人太空任務。
- flight
broader and can refer to ordinary air travel as well as space travel
- expedition
stresses exploration and travel, often over a longer period
- launch
refers only to the act of sending the craft up, not the whole project
文法句型
mission to + planet
crewed mission
mission into space
用法筆記
Often modified by the place or target of travel, as in "Mars mission" or "moon mission", and used in news about planning, launch, and return. Distinguish it from sense 1, where people are sent to carry out the task.