ministry

名词 ministry:

1. religious ministers collectively (especially Presbyterian)
2. building where the business of a government department is transacted
3. a government department under the direction of a minister
4. the work of a minister of religion

1. The Ministry of Transport made a searching enquiry to discover the cause of the plane crash.
   交通部进行了一次彻底的调查，以查明飞机坠毁的原因。
2. She's on attachment to (ie temporarily working in) the Ministry of Defence.
   她暂时隶属於国防部。
3. She's on attachment to the Ministry of Defense.
   她现在隶属于国防部。
4. The army, navy and airforce are all controlled by the Ministry of Defense.
   陆海空军皆由国防部控制。

min.is.try

n.（名词）
【复数】 min.is.tries

The act of serving; ministration.
服务：服务的行为；照料
One that serves as a means; an instrumentality.
工具：充当工具的东西；工具

The profession, duties, and services of a minister.
牧师职务：牧师的职业、职务和服务
The Christian clergy.
（全体）牧师：基督教牧师
The period of service of a minister.
牧师任期：充当牧师的时限

A governmental department presided over by a minister.
部：由部长主持工作的一个政府部门
The building in which such a department is housed.
部办公大楼：部办公所在地
The duties, functions, or term of a governmental minister.
一名政府部长的职责、功能或任期
Often Ministry Governmental ministers considered as a group.
常作 Ministry 内阁阁员的总称

来源：
Middle English ministerie
中古英语 ministerie
from Old French ministere
源自 古法语 ministere
from Latin ministerium
源自 拉丁语 ministerium
from minister [servant] * see mei- 2
源自 minister [仆人] *参见 mei- 2