the minister of [something]
用于指政府部门的部长。
He is the minister of education.
他是教育部长。
牧师；神职人员；教会委任者；受教会委派的人；公使；使节；仆人；下属；代理人；在新教教堂中受过布道、主持宗教仪式并提供牧养关怀训练的人。
A senior government official who heads a government department or holds a high political office.
在英国等君主立宪制国家常译作“大臣”
在新教教堂中受过布道、主持宗教仪式并提供牧养关怀训练的人。
A person who is trained to preach, to perform religious ceremonies, and to afford pastoral care at a Protestant church.
牧师；神职人员
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
受天主教会委托执行某项事务的人(无论是平信徒还是受任的神职人员)。
A person (either a layperson or an ordained clergy member) who is commissioned to perform some act on behalf of the Catholic Church.
部长；大臣
a person appointed to a high office in the government
主管一个部门的政治家；部长。
A politician who heads a ministry
公使
a diplomat representing one government to another; ranks below ambassador
外交中,仅次于大使的外交官衔；公使。
In diplomacy, the rank of diplomat directly below ambassador.
仆人；下属；低级官员或助手；引申为代理人、工具。
A servant; a subordinate; an officer or assistant of inferior rank; hence, an agent, an instrument.
The minister delivered a moving sermon on Sunday.
这位牧师在周日发表了一篇感人的布道。
用法提示：这里 minister 作为名词，指主持宗教仪式的牧师。
AI contextual example
Our minister visits the sick members of the congregation every week.
我们的牧师每周都会探访会众中的病患。
用法提示：minister 在此指牧师，执行宗教关怀职责。
AI contextual example
The newly ordained minister led the baptism ceremony.
新按立的牧师主持了洗礼仪式。
用法提示：minister 指经过任命从事宗教服务的牧师。
AI contextual example
用于指政府部门的部长。
He is the minister of education.
他是教育部长。
指基督教的神职人员。
She is a minister at the local church.
她是当地教堂的一名牧师。
grammar · medium
易错句子She ministered the sick.
正确表达She ministered to the sick.
动词minister作'服侍'解时是不及物动词，需接介词to后再接宾语。
grammar · medium
易错句子He works in the minister of finance.
正确表达He works in the ministry of finance.
表示'部门'应用ministry，minister指'部长'，此处混淆了这两个词。
指非神职人员的普通信徒，与牧师相对
priest多用于天主教或东正教，minister在新教中更常见
ambassador是最高级别的外交代表，minister等级较低
secretary在英式英语中可作部长，但需上下文避免混淆
首相
The prime minister addressed the nation last night.
首相昨晚向全国发表讲话。
外交部长
The foreign minister is attending the UN summit.
外交部长正在参加联合国峰会。
内阁部长
She was appointed as a cabinet minister last year.
她去年被任命为内阁部长。
教育部长
The minister of education announced new school reforms.
教育部长宣布了新的学校改革方案。
国务部长
The minister of state will visit the affected region.
国务部长将访问受灾地区。
牧师
The minister of religion led the wedding ceremony.
牧师主持了婚礼仪式。
照料，服侍
The nurse ministered to the sick and wounded.
护士照料伤病员。
白衣天使；乐于助人者
She was a ministering angel to the poor and homeless.
她是穷人和无家可归者的白衣天使。
大臣永远是对的。
In the TV show Yes, Minister, the minister's decisions are rarely questioned.
在电视剧《是，大臣》中，大臣的决定很少被质疑。
我是魔法部部长康奈利·福吉。
The Minister of Magic is the head of the magical government in the Harry Potter series.
魔法部部长是《哈利·波特》系列中魔法政府的首脑。
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