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minister

核心词汇 4星级词汇
英 ['mɪnɪstə(r)]播放读音美 ['mɪnɪstər]播放读音
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    • n. 外交使节；部长；大臣；牧师
    • v. 照顾；给予帮助
    双解释义
    n.(名词)
    1. [C]大臣,部长

      person at the head of a government department or a main branch of one

    2. [C]公使,外交使节

      person, usually of lower rank than an ambassador,representing his government in a foreign country

    3. [C]牧师

      Christian clergyman, especially in the Presbyterian and someNonconformist churches

    v.(动词)
    1. vi. 辅助; 服侍

      give help or service

    详尽释义
    n.名词
    1. 公使；外交使节
    2. 部长；大臣；阁员
    3. 执行者
    4. 政府
    5. 【宗】牧师；非国教派牧师；神职人员；教长
    6. 代理人
    7. 仆人，侍从
    8. 臣下
    v.动词
    1. 执行牧师职务，做牧师
    2. 给予援助，救助，辅助
    3. 侍候，关照，照料，服侍
    4. 尽力，出力
    5. 对...有帮助，有贡献
    6. 举行（祭祀），主持圣事
    7. 侍候，关照，照料，服侍
    8. 供给
    英英释义
    Noun:
    1. a person authorized to conduct religious worship;

      "clergymen are usually called ministers in Protestant churches"

    2. a person appointed to a high office in the government;

      "Minister of Finance"

    3. a diplomat representing one government to another; ranks below ambassador

    4. the job of a head of a government department

    Verb:
    1. attend to the wants and needs of others;

      "I have to minister to my mother all the time"

    2. work as a minister;

      "She is ministering in an old parish"

  • 例句
    用作名词 (n.)
    1. The president gave his minister carte blanche in foreign affairs.
      总统把处理外交事务的全权授予他的公使。
    2. He was elected Minister of Education.
      他被选为教育部长。
    3. The minister can only act in this matter with the sanction of Parliament.
      部长只有得到国会批准才能就此事采取行动。
    4. The Chancellor of the Exchequer is the minister in charge of finance in Britain.
      英国财政大臣是负责财政的大臣。
    5. The minister preached a sermon on humility.
      牧师就谦恭的问题布道。
    用作动词 (v.)
    1. I have to minister to my mother all the time.
      我不得不一直照料我的母亲。
    2. She felt it was her vocation to minister to the sick.
      她觉得照料病人是她的天职。
    常见句型
    用作名词 (n.)
    1. The minister was assaulted by a barrage of abuse from the angry strikers.
      这位部长遭到愤怒的罢工者的一阵辱骂。
    2. The minister cited the latest crime figures as proof of the need for more police.
      部长引用最新犯罪数字来证明需要更多的警察。
    3. The two ministers didn't close with each other until near the end of the meeting.
      两位部长直到会议结束时才达成协议。
    4. The prime minister was hard hit by a biographer.
      首相受到一位传记作家的抨击。
    5. Our Prime Minister is visiting France now.
      我们的首相正在访问法国。
    6. His Majesty's ministers remained loyal to him.
      国王陛下的大臣们继续效忠于他。
    7. When it was proved that the minister had been dishonest, he was divested of his office, rank and honours.
      当那个大臣曾经失职被证实时,他的官职、官阶和荣誉被剥夺了。
    8. The king met his ministers.
      国王接见了他的大臣。
    9. A contest developed for the position of minister of foreign affairs.
      一场争夺外交使节职位的角逐展开了。
    10. Mr. Guan was appointed Chinese Minister to Moscow.
      关先生被任命为中国驻莫斯科公使。
    11. A minister or a priest is considered a guardian of faith.
      牧师和教士被认为是信仰的护卫者。
    用作动词 (v.)
    用作不及物动词
    S+～(+A)
    1. He became a rector of a small parish where he ministered for several years.
      他成为一个小教区的教区长,在那里主事了几年圣事。
    经典引文

    • The community, of which the magistrate is only the minister.

      出自： S. Johnson

    • The story..was able to minister true consolation.

      出自： A. P. Stanley

  • 常用短语
    用作动词 (v.)
    minister to (v.+prep.)
      帮助,服侍 give help; service
      minister to sb/sth
      I ministered to him in his last hours.

      他临终时我在旁边侍候。
      A nurse ministers to the sick.

      护士服侍病人。
      Those who minister to others are happier than those who think only of themselves.

      给别人援助的人比只想到自己的人更幸福。
      He often ministers to a sick man's wants.

      他经常服侍病人以满足他们的需要。
      It will minister to our needs.

      这将有助于我们的需要。
      The warm-hearted nurses carefully minister to the needs of the wounded soldiers at the hospital.

      热情的护士们认真照顾医院里的伤员,满足他们的需要。

    词汇搭配
    用作名词 (n.)
    动词+～ 形容词+～ 名词+～ ～+介词
    用作动词 (v.)
    ～+副词 ～+介词
  • 词语用法
    n. (名词)
    1. minister的基本意思是指政府各部门的首脑,即“部长,大臣”,也可指驻外使节中低于大使的“公使”,或泛指“驻外使节”。
    2. minister还可指基督教的“牧师”,尤指长老会和某些不信奉国教的牧师。
    v. (动词)
    1. minister用作动词,是书面用语,意思是“辅助; 服侍”,指辅助或伺候某人,也可指为某人〔事物〕服务。
    2. minister主要用作不及物动词,常与介词to连用。
    词义辨析
    n. (名词)
    minister, priest, vicar
    • 这三个词都可表示“牧师”。其区别在于:基督教的牧师用minister; 而罗马天主教的牧师用priest; 英国国教的牧师用vicar。例如:
    • The minister begged the worshippers to strive against evil.牧师要求信徒们与邪恶斗争。
    • The priest wore a coarse woollen garment next to his skin.牧师最里面穿了一件粗糙的毛衣。
    • Marriage by a vicar is lawful in England without another ceremony.在英国,由牧师证婚的婚姻即使没有别的仪式也是合法的。
    常见错误
    n. (名词)
    1. 他是我们国家的首相。

      误He is a Prime Minister of our country.

      正He is the Prime Minister of our country.

      析the Prime Minister表示“首相”这一职位, the不可用a代替。

    2. 一位牧师被召到奄奄一息的病人床边。

      误Minister has been summoned to the bedside of the dying patient.

      正A minister has been summoned to the bedside of the dying patient.

      析表示“一位牧师”用a minister,其中a不可省略。

    词源解说
    • ☆ 14世纪初期进入英语，直接源自古法语的ministre；最初源自拉丁语的minister，意为仆人，小人。

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