英汉词典

minister 基本解释

• n. 部长；大臣；牧师
• vi. 执行牧师职务；辅助或伺候某人

minister 词态变化

minister 中文词源

来自古法语menistre,仆人，奴才，管家，臣子，来自拉丁语minister,仆人，下属，下等人，来自minus,下等的，次等的，-ter,比较级后缀。后用于指现代政府的部长，大臣。比较marshall.

来自古法语menistre,仆人，奴才，管家，臣子，来自拉丁语minister,仆人，下属，下等人，来自minus,下等的，次等的，-ter,比较级后缀。后用于指现代政府的部长，大臣。比较marshall.

minister 英文词源

minister

minister: [13] Etymologically, a minister is a person of ‘lower’ status, a ‘servant’. The word goes back via Old French ministre to Latin minister ‘servant, attendant’, which was derived from minus ‘less’. It retained this meaning when it arrived in English, and indeed it still survives in the verb minister. But already by the Middle Ages a specialized application to a ‘church functionary’ had developed, and in the 16th century this hardened into the present-day ‘clergyman’.

The political sense of the word developed in the 17th century, from the notion of a ‘servant’ of the crown. Derivatives from other languages to have established themselves in English include métier [18], which came via French from Vulgar Latin *misterium, an alteration of Latin ministerium ‘service’ (source of English ministry [14]), and minstrel.

And etymologically, minister is the antonym of master, whose Latin ancestor was based on magis ‘more’.
=> métier, minstrel, minus

minister (v.)

early 14c., "to perform religious rites, provide religious services;" mid-14c., "to serve (food or drink);" late 14c. "render service or aid," from Old French menistrer "to serve, be of service, administer, attend, wait on," and directly from Latin ministrare "to serve, attend, wait upon" (see minister (n.)). Related: Ministered; ministering.

minister (n.)

c. 1300, "one who acts upon the authority of another," from Old French menistre "servant, valet, member of a household staff, administrator, musician, minstrel" (12c.), from Latin minister (genitive ministri) "inferior, servant, priest's assistant" (in Medieval Latin, "priest"), from minus, minor "less," hence "subordinate," (see minus) + comparative suffix *-teros. Formed on model of magister. Meaning "priest" is attested in English from early 14c. Political sense of "high officer of the state" is attested from 1620s, from notion of "service to the crown."

minister 英文释义

1. a person authorized to conduct religious worship

2. a person appointed to a high office in the government;

"Minister of Finance"

3. a diplomat representing one government to another; ranks below ambassador

4. the job of a head of a government department

minister 双语例句

1. The Prime Minister has been briefed by her parliamentary aides.

首相已听取了她议会助手的简要汇报。

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2. The carpet was a wedding present from the Prime Minister.

这张地毯是首相送的结婚礼物。

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3. There is good news of a kind for the Prime Minister.

对总理来说也算是有个好消息。

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4. The Prime Minister has promised that Israel will play a constructive role.

首相承诺以色列将发挥积极的作用。

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5. He put the case to the Saudi Foreign Minister.

他把这起事件向沙特外长作了说明。

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minister 实用场景例句

the Minister of Education

教育部长

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a meeting of EU Foreign Ministers

欧盟外交部长会议

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senior ministers in the Cabinet

内阁中的高级部长

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cabinet ministers

内阁部长

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a Methodist minister

循道宗牧师

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When the government had come to power, he had been named minister of culture...

这届政府开始执政的时候，他被任命为文化部部长。

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The new Defence Minister is Senator Robert Ray.

新任国防部部长是参议员罗伯特·雷。

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He concluded a deal with the Danish minister in Washington.

他与驻华盛顿的丹麦公使签订了一项协议。

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His father was a Baptist minister.

他的父亲是浸礼会牧师。

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For 44 years he had ministered to the poor, the sick, the neglected and the deprived.

44年来，他一直致力于帮助那些穷人、病人、无人照料的人和失去生活依靠的人。

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Tell your brother to be quick.

告诉你兄弟要快.

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Ade has been widely tipped as the Prime Minister.

很多人认为艾德将继任首相.

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The minister appealed to the Cabinet not to target her comparatively tiny budget of ￡4 billion.

那位部长呼吁内阁不要以她40亿英镑这样相对小额的预算为批评目标.

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The Prime Minister has made a statement closely approximate to a falsehood.

首相发表了一项几近谎言的声明.

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The education minister personally persuaded the prime minister to rethink.

教育部长亲自劝首相再考虑一下.

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The minister preached against evil.

牧师规戒人们勿起邪念.

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The minister gave out the wrong number of the rooms.

部长把房间的号码通知错了.

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The minister has consistently opposed any relaxation in the law.

部长一向反对法律上的任何放宽.

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The man with the umbrella will be the Prime Minister.

拿着雨伞的那个人准是首相.

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The Minister hit out against trade union leaders.

部长猛烈攻击工会领袖们.

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A serious charge was leveled against the minister.

那位部长受到了严重指控.

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He obtained a government position through interest with a cabinet minister.

他靠内阁中一部长的力量而谋得一公职.

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The delegation was headed by our Foreign Minister.

这个代表团由我们的外交部长任团长.

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The plan was unveiled with the approval from the Minister.

经部长同意该计划被公之于众.

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The cabinet are agreed by the Prime Minister.

内阁成员和首相的意见一致.

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He served briefly as prime minister from 1920 to 1921.

他在1920到1921年间曾短期出任过首相.

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a close ally and friend of the prime minister

首相的一个亲密盟友和伙伴

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The Teflon Prime Minister has survived another crisis.

不倒翁首相又挺过了一次危机。

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