名詞 minister:

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

動詞 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.
   該大臣已示意他明年可能辭職。
2. The minister can only act in this matter with the sanction of Parliament.
   部長只有得到國會批準(zhǔn)才能就此事采取行動。
3. Convention dictates that a minister should resign in such a situation.
   依照常規(guī)大臣在這種情況下應(yīng)該辭職。
4. The minister was crucified by the press for his handling of the affair.
   部長對此事的處理方法受到新聞界的嚴(yán)厲批評。
5. The Prime Minister appointed some new ministers to ginger up her administration.
   首相任命一些新大臣以增強她現(xiàn)屆政府的活力。
6. The minister has put a different gloss on recent developments.
   部長就局勢的最新發(fā)展作了另一番解釋。
7. The Chancellor of the Exchequer is the minister in charge of finance in Britain.
   英國財政大臣是負責(zé)財政的大臣。
8. He was elected Minister of Education.
   他被選為教育部長。

min.is.ter

n.Abbr. min.（名詞）縮寫 min.

One who is authorized to perform religious functions in a Christian church, especially a Protestant church.
牧師：基督教會中，尤指在新教中被授權(quán)進行宗教活動的人
Roman Catholic Church The superior in certain orders.
【羅馬天主教】 在特定教階中的教職高者
A high officer of state appointed to head an executive or administrative department of government.
部長：被受任來領(lǐng)導(dǎo)政府中的一個執(zhí)行或管理部門的國家高級官員
An authorized diplomatic representative of a government, usually ranking next below an ambassador.
公使：被受權(quán)代表一個政府的外交使節(jié)，通常地位僅次于大使
A person serving as an agent for another by carrying out specified orders or functions.
執(zhí)行者：通過執(zhí)行特定的命令或起特定作用而充當(dāng)他人的代理人的人
v.（動詞）
min.is.tered,min.is.ter.ing,min.is.ters
v.intr.（不及物動詞）
To attend to the wants and needs of others:
給予援助：照顧或滿意他人所需：
例句：
Volunteers ministered to the homeless after the flood.See Synonyms at tend 2
洪水過后，志愿者向無家可歸者提供幫助參見 tend2

To perform the functions of a cleric.
執(zhí)行牧師職務(wù)
v.tr.（及物動詞）
To administer or dispense, as a sacrament.
主持或分發(fā)，如圣餐

來源：
Middle English
中古英語
from Old French ministre
源自 古法語 ministre
from Latin minister [servant] * see mei- 2
源自 拉丁語 minister [仆人] *參見 mei- 2