ministries

英 [ˈmɪnɪstriz]

美 [ˈmɪnɪstriz]

n. (政府的)部; (尤指基督教新教的)全体牧师; 神职; 牧师职位; 神职任期
ministry的复数

柯林斯词典

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