minister

名词 minister:

1. a person authorized to conduct religious worship
   同义词：curate, minister of religion, parson, pastor, rector
2. a person appointed to a high office in the government
   同义词：government minister
3. a diplomat representing one government to another; ranks below ambassador
   同义词：diplomatic minister
4. the job of a head of a government department

动词 minister:

1. attend to the wants and needs of others
2. work as a minister

1. The minister has indicated that he may resign next year.
   该大臣已示意他明年可能辞职。
2. 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。
3. Convention dictates that a minister should resign in such a situation.
   依照常规大臣在这种情况下应该辞职。
4. The minister was crucified by the press for his handling of the affair.
   部长对此事的处理方法受到新闻界的严厉批评。
5. The Prime Minister appointed some new ministers to ginger up her administration.
   首相任命一些新大臣以增强她现届政府的活力。
6. The minister has put a different gloss on recent developments.
   部长就局势的最新发展作了另一番解释。
7. 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。
8. He was elected Minister of Education.
   他被选为教育部长。

min.is.ter

n.Abbr. min.（名词）缩写 min.

One who is authorized to perform religious functions in a Christian church, especially a Protestant church.
牧师：基督教会中，尤指在新教中被授权进行宗教活动的人
Roman Catholic Church The superior in certain orders.
【罗马天主教】 在特定教阶中的教职高者
A high officer of state appointed to head an executive or administrative department of government.
部长：被受任来领导政府中的一个执行或管理部门的国家高级官员
An authorized diplomatic representative of a government, usually ranking next below an ambassador.
公使：被受权代表一个政府的外交使节，通常地位仅次于大使
A person serving as an agent for another by carrying out specified orders or functions.
执行者：通过执行特定的命令或起特定作用而充当他人的代理人的人
v.（动词）
min.is.tered,min.is.ter.ing,min.is.ters
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To attend to the wants and needs of others:
给予援助：照顾或满意他人所需：
例句：
Volunteers ministered to the homeless after the flood.See Synonyms at tend 2
洪水过后，志愿者向无家可归者提供帮助参见 tend2

To perform the functions of a cleric.
执行牧师职务
v.tr.（及物动词）
To administer or dispense, as a sacrament.
主持或分发，如圣餐

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Old French ministre
源自 古法语 ministre
from Latin minister [servant] * see mei- 2
源自 拉丁语 minister [仆人] *参见 mei- 2