Word familynounministryministerministeriumministershipministrationministressadjectiveministerialministerialistministeringministrantministrativeadverbministerially
2the ministryRRCthe profession of being a church leader, especially in the Protestant Church 〔尤指基督教新教的〕神职,牧师职位
Converted in his early teens, he entered the ministry (=started working as a church leader) in 1855.
他十三四岁皈依基督教,1855年当上牧师。
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entered the ministry• He was born in Coleraine in 1863 and entered the Ministry in 1885.• He entered the Ministry in 1862 and exercised a very popularministry.• He entered the Ministry in 1888.
3[countableC usually singular]RRC the work done by a priest or other religious person as a result of their religious beliefs 牧师[宗教人士]所做的工作
foreign/justice/finance etc ministry• Asbrink was a Finance Ministry official.• That opinion was based on an interview Viza had with a foreign ministry official.• In most central banks and finance ministriesscepticism about the Tobin taxpersists to this day.• In Tokyo and Paris finance ministries have stepped in to push through changes.• The example of state secretary Joël in the ReichJustice Ministry was typical.• The hard men at the finance ministry have promised to review the austeritymeasures at the end of this month.• Miningexports fell 1. 2 percent last month due to slowersales of copper and salt, the Finance Ministry said.
Originministry
(1300-1400)Latinministerium, from minister; → MINISTER1
1 (BrE) government department政府部門ADJECTIVE | VERB + MINISTRY | MINISTRY + VERB | MINISTRY + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤government政府的部▸➤Agriculture, Defence, Education, Environment, Finance, Foreign, Foreign Affairs, Health, Interior, Justice, Transport, etc.農業部、國防部、教育部、環境部、財政部、外交部、衞生部、內政部、司法部、交通部等▸➤key主要的部◇He assumed direct control of key ministries.他直接管轄各要害部委。VERB + MINISTRY➤run管理⋯部▸➤take over接管⋯部▸➤create組建⋯部MINISTRY + VERB➤approve sth, support sth⋯部批准⋯;⋯部支持⋯◇The plan was approved by the Ministry of Housing.計劃已獲住房部批准。➤control sth⋯部管理⋯▸➤own sth⋯部擁有⋯◇on ministry-owned land在部屬地產上MINISTRY + NOUN➤official, spokesman, spokesperson⋯部官員;⋯部發言人PREPOSITION➤at the ministry在⋯部◇staff at the Greek Foreign Ministry希臘外交部工作人員➤in the ministry, within the ministry在⋯部裏◇a senior man in the Ministry of Health衞生部的一位高級官員➤ministry of⋯部◇a spokesman for the Ministry of Culture文化部的一位發言人PHRASES➤a department at the ministry, a department in the ministry部的一個司ministry
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2ministers of religion牧師ADJECTIVE | VERB + MINISTRYADJECTIVE➤church教會牧師➤Christian, evangelical, lay基督教牧師;基督教福音派牧師;平信徒傳道人➤pastoral教牧職務➤ordained按立牧師➤campus, prison校園/監獄牧師VERB + MINISTRY➤begin, enter開始牧職;當牧師➤leave離開牧職➤provide提供牧養◇The church provides a valuable ministry to a growing population.教會使越來越多的人能夠得到牧養。