N-COUNT (政府的)部 In Britain and some other countries, a ministry is a government department which deals with a particular thing or area of activity, for example trade, defence, or transport.
...the Ministry of Justice.
司法部
...a spokesman for the Agriculture Ministry.
农业部发言人
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N-COUNT 圣职;神职 The ministry of a religious person is the work that they do that is based on or inspired by their religious beliefs.
His ministry is among the poor.
他是穷人的牧师。
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N-SING-COLL （基督教的）全体牧师 Members of the clergy belonging to some branches of the Christian church are referred to as the ministry.
So what prompted him to enter the ministry?
那么，是什么促使他成为牧师的呢？
