n.(政府的)部；內(nèi)閣；(全體)牧師

She's on attachment to the Ministry of Defense. 她現(xiàn)在隸屬于國防部。

The army, navy and airforce are all controlled by the Ministry of Defense. 陸海空軍皆由國防部控制。

The Ministry released him on compassionate grounds. 內(nèi)閣因同情而將他釋放。

Our son wants to enter the ministry. 我們的兒子想做牧師。

He is training for the ministry. 他正在接受培訓，準備做牧師。

He felt no vocation for the ministry. 他不以為做牧師是自己的天職。

ministry的意思是“政府的部”,與美式英語中的department同義,首字母常大寫且常與of連用。

ministry還可用作集合名詞,作“(全體)牧師”解; 其單數(shù)形式還可指“牧師的職責〔服務期限〕”,此時ministry常與the連用。