n.(政府的)部；内阁；(全体)牧师
She's on attachment to the Ministry of Defense. 她现在隶属于国防部。
The army, navy and airforce are all controlled by the Ministry of Defense. 陆海空军皆由国防部控制。
The Ministry released him on compassionate grounds. 内阁因同情而将他释放。
Our son wants to enter the ministry. 我们的儿子想做牧师。
He is training for the ministry. 他正在接受培训，准备做牧师。
He felt no vocation for the ministry. 他不以为做牧师是自己的天职。
ministry的意思是“政府的部”,与美式英语中的department同义,首字母常大写且常与of连用。
ministry还可用作集合名词,作“(全体)牧师”解; 其单数形式还可指“牧师的职责〔服务期限〕”,此时ministry常与the连用。
