(chieflyformalorhumorous)the provision of assistance or care (主正式或幽默)帮助;照料,服侍 a kitchen made spotless by the ministrations ofa cleaning lady. 被清洁女工照料得一尘不染的厨房。 ■the services of a minister of religion or of a religious institution 牧师执职;宗教仪式的举行 ■[mass noun]the action of administering the sacrament 主持圣餐式
派生 ministrant noun 语源
late Middle English: from Latin ministratio(n-), from ministrare 'wait upon', from minister (see minister)