minister
n. 部长, 牧师, 公使 vi. 服侍, 救助, 主持宗教仪式
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部长；大臣；牧师
a politician who is in charge of a government depart-ment, in Britain and some other countries
执行牧师职务；辅助或伺候某人
to work as a priest
释义与例句
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A person who is trained to preach, to perform religious ceremonies, and to afford pastoral care at a Protestant church.
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宗教The minister said a prayer on behalf of the entire congregation.
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A person (either a layperson or an ordained clergy member) who is commissioned to perform some act on behalf of the Catholic Church.
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A politician who heads a ministry
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部长
政治He was newly appointed to be Minister of the Interior.
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In diplomacy, the rank of diplomat directly below ambassador.
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A servant; a subordinate; an officer or assistant of inferior rank; hence, an agent, an instrument.
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To attend to (the needs of); to tend; to take care (of); to give aid; to give service.
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To function as a clergyman or as the officiant in church worship.
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To afford, to give, to supply.
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From Middle English ministre, from Old French ministre, from Latin minister (“an attendant, servant, assistant, a priest's assistant or other under official”), from minor (“less”) + -ter; see minor. Doublet of Minorite.
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