| 单词 | minister |
| 释义 | minister /min"euh steuhr/, n. 1. a person authorized to conduct religious worship; member of the clergy; pastor. 2. a person authorized to administer sacraments, as at Mass. 3. a person appointed by or under the authority of a sovereign or head of a government to some high office of state, esp. to that of head of an administrative department: the minister of finance. 4. a diplomatic representative accredited by one government to another and ranking next below an ambassador. Cf. envoy1 (def. 1). 5. a person acting as the agent or instrument of another. v.t. 6. to administer or apply: to minister the last rites. 7. Archaic. to furnish; supply. v.i. 8. to perform the functions of a religious minister. 9. to give service, care, or aid; attend, as to wants or necessities.: to minister to the needs of the hungry. 10. to contribute, as to comfort or happiness. [1250-1300; (n.) ME ministre, minister ( < OF ministre) < L minister servant, equiv. to minis- (var. of minus a lesser amount; akin to minor MINOR) + -ter n. suffix; r. ME menistre < OF < L, as above; (v.) ME ministren < OF ministrer < L ministrare to act as a servant, attend, deriv. of minister] Syn. 9. answer, tend, oblige. |
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