ministry 英 [ˈmɪnɪstri]   美 [ˈmɪnɪstri]

ministry

ministry  英 [ˈmɪnɪstri] 美 [ˈmɪnɪstri]

n. (政府的)部门 

名词复数:ministries 

the Ministry of Defence 国防部
a ministry spokesperson 部发言人

  • If you are discussing the duties of your minister or rabbi, you are talking about his or her ministry — the work the religious leader does in serving a congregation. The noun ministry also refers to a group of clergy.
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  • n. (政府的)部门
  • 1. the Ministry of Defence

    国防部

  • 2. a ministry spokesperson

    部发言人

  • 3. Ministry of Finance

    财政部

  • 4. Ministry of Justice

    司法部

  • 5. ministry of agriculture

    农业部

  • 6. ministry of health

    卫生部

  • ministry (n.) late 14c., "function of a priest," from Old French menistere "service, ministry; position, post, employment," and directly from Latin ministerium "office, service, attendance, ministry," from minister "inferior, servant, priest's assistant" (see minister (n.)). Began to be used 1916 as name of certain departments in British government.
min·is·try AWL / ˈmɪnɪstri ; NAmE ˈmɪnɪstri / noun ( plural min·is·tries ) 1 [countable ] ( BrE) a government department that has a particular area of responsibility (政府的)部 the Ministry of Defence 国防部 a ministry spokesperson 部发言人 2 the Ministry [singular + singular or plural verb ] ministers of religion, especially Protestant ministers, when they are mentioned as a group (尤指基督教新教的)全体牧师 3 [countable ,  usually singular ] the work and duties of a minister in the Church; the period of time spent working as a minister in the Church 神职;牧师职位;神职任期 ministry ministries min·is·try / ˈmɪnɪstri ; NAmE ˈmɪnɪstri /
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