英语词汇“minister”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

noun | verb

ministerminister1 /ˈmɪnəstɚ/ ●●○ noun [countable]

ETYMOLOGYminister¹

Origin: 1200-1300 Old French ministre, from Latin minister servant

1a religious leader in some Christian churches SYN clergyman → pastor2social studies, politics a politician who is in charge of a government department in some countries: the Russian foreign minister → see also prime minister3someone whose job is to represent his or her country in another country, but who is lower in rank than an ambassador [Origin: 1200–1300 Old French ministre, from Latin minister servant]

noun | verb

ministerminister2 verb [intransitive]

VERB TABLE

minister

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	minister
	he, she, it	ministers
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	ministered
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have ministered
	he, she, it	has ministered
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had ministered
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will minister
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have ministered

Continuous Form
Present	I	am ministering
	he, she, it	is ministering
	you, we, they	are ministering
Past	I, he, she, it	was ministering
	you, we, they	were ministering
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been ministering
	he, she, it	has been ministering
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been ministering
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be ministering
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been ministering

to be a minister: Rev. Wilson spent 20 years ministering in a poor area of New York.minister to somebody/something phrasal verb formal to give help to someone or something who needs it: Volunteers minister to the poor and sick.