名詞 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.
   交通部進(jìn)行了一次徹底的調(diào)查，以查明飛機(jī)墜毀的原因。
2. She's on attachment to (ie temporarily working in) the Ministry of Defence.
   她暫時(shí)隸屬於國(guó)防部。
3. She's on attachment to the Ministry of Defense.
   她現(xiàn)在隸屬于國(guó)防部。
4. The army, navy and airforce are all controlled by the Ministry of Defense.
   陸海空軍皆由國(guó)防部控制。

min.is.try

n.（名詞）
【復(fù)數(shù)】 min.is.tries

The act of serving; ministration.
服務(wù)：服務(wù)的行為；照料
One that serves as a means; an instrumentality.
工具：充當(dāng)工具的東西；工具

The profession, duties, and services of a minister.
牧師職務(wù)：牧師的職業(yè)、職務(wù)和服務(wù)
The Christian clergy.
（全體）牧師：基督教牧師
The period of service of a minister.
牧師任期：充當(dāng)牧師的時(shí)限

A governmental department presided over by a minister.
部：由部長(zhǎng)主持工作的一個(gè)政府部門(mén)
The building in which such a department is housed.
部辦公大樓：部辦公所在地
The duties, functions, or term of a governmental minister.
一名政府部長(zhǎng)的職責(zé)、功能或任期
Often Ministry Governmental ministers considered as a group.
常作 Ministry 內(nèi)閣閣員的總稱

來(lái)源：
Middle English ministerie
中古英語(yǔ) ministerie
from Old French ministere
源自 古法語(yǔ) ministere
from Latin ministerium
源自 拉丁語(yǔ) ministerium
from minister [servant] * see mei- 2
源自 minister [仆人] *參見(jiàn) mei- 2