task,mission,assignment 有何不同?

Question

task,mission,assignment 此三字的中文解釋都很接近到底有何不同?(如果沒有寫出三者差異者.我就只好刪除發問了....謝謝您~~)

Answer 1

先為nekrasavitsa鼓掌，解釋超棒！
我覺得在用法上，task比較有限制性或是時間性。例如task force 就是為了某偶發事件而成立的特別工作小組，解決完事情人也可以散了。

Answer 2

**task (WORK) [Show phonetics]
noun [C]
a piece of work to be done, especially one done regularly, unwillingly or with difficulty:
We usually ask interviewees to perform a few simple tasks on the computer just to test their aptitude.
The government now faces the daunting task of restructuring the entire health service.

task [Show phonetics]
verb [T usually passive]
to give someone a task:
We have been tasked with setting up camps for refugees.

**mission (JOB) [Show phonetics]
noun [C]
1 an important job, especially a military one, that someone is sent somewhere to do:
Your mission is to isolate the enemy by destroying all the bridges across the river.
a peace/rescue/fact-finding mission

2 any work that someone believes it is their duty to do:
My mission in life is to educate the rich about the suffering of the poor.
She's a woman with a mission and she's absolutely determined to finish the project.

**assignment [Show phonetics]
noun [C]
a piece of work given to someone, typically as part of their studies or job:
a freelance/photo assignment
I have a lot of reading assignments to complete before the end of term.
Both journalists were killed by terrorists whilst on assignment (= doing jobs) in Colombia.