minister和ministry的区别是什么？

minister和ministry的区别是什么？

minister和ministry属于同根词，仅在意义上有些差别，minister多指某一个人，而ministry多指某一个集体，部门。

一、minister

美 [ˈmɪnɪstə(r)] 

n.部长；牧师；公使

v.〈正式〉侍候

网络：大臣；基督教传教的牧师；仆人

例句：

1、very few of them had the interesting moment of attending an awards show with her date who happened to be the Prime Minister of the country.

很少有人能有携恰巧是国家总理的约会对象参加颁奖典礼的有趣时刻。

2、Only when he accepted that he would not become a minister, as his father had been, did he turn to art.

他只好接受现实，他永远不会成为父亲那样的牧师，从而转攻艺术。

二、ministry

美 ['mɪnɪstri] 英 ['mɪnɪstri]

n.（政府的）部；（尤指基督教新教的）全体牧师；神职；牧师职位

网络：内阁；事工；部门

例句：

1、Liu Jianchao, foreign ministry spokesman, said the resolutions should not be "randomly interpreted" or expanded.

中国外交部发言人刘建超表示，不应对联合国决议进行“随意的扩大化解释”。

minister

复数：ministers  过去式：ministered  现在分词：ministering

ministry

复数：ministries