ministry
n
1 (US department) [C]
(buildings containing a) government department (政府的)部, 部的辦公樓
the `Air Ministry 航空部
the ,Ministry of De`fence 國(guó)防部.
2
(a) the ministry [Gp]
the ministers of (esp the Protestant) religion as a body (全體)牧師(尤指新教的)
His parents intended him for the ministry, ie wanted him to become a minister. 他父母有意讓他當(dāng)牧師.
(b) [C usu sing 通常作單數(shù)]
duties or (period of) service of a minister of religion 牧師的職責(zé); 牧師的服務(wù)(期限)
enter/go into/take up the ministry, ie train to become a minister of religion 做[從事/擔(dān)任]牧師工作.
?? 擴(kuò)展釋義
*['ministri]n. 部, 內(nèi)閣, 服務(wù)【經(jīng)】 部
?? 同詞根單詞
ferryn. 渡船;渡口;擺渡;用船渡運(yùn);
vt. 航海;渡運(yùn);(乘渡船)渡過(guò)(河等);
vi. 擺渡;