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词汇 ministration
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Definition of ministration in English:

ministration

noun mɪnɪˈstreɪʃ(ə)nˌmɪnəˈstreɪʃən
  • 1humorous, formal 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 of a cleaning lady

    被清洁女工收拾得一尘不染的厨房。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • But the ministrations of the grounds crew had succeeded in imparting a friendly, hospitable air to it, one that was beginning to cover over the remembered apprehension that was still attached to it in her mind.
    • Make that ‘memorable’ - thanks to the ministrations of chef Yannick Alleno.
    • Some patients died under the ministrations of one of these ‘masters of Qi Gong’ who was arrested and convicted in 1993.
    • The ministrations of his keepers have worked wonders for Simba, who now is able to walk about in his enclosure for any amount of time.
    • He became visibly annoyed when we offered him what was less obeisance than he expected and demanded and soon walked off with flaming cheeks, leaving us to the ministrations of his staff.
    • Such early death was all too frequent, the patients often helped on their way by the ministrations of physicians who knew only one ‘cure’ - bleeding.
    • As in the Crimea, the importance of basic hygiene was not understood, and gangrene, chronic sickness and the ministrations of ignorant medical personnel frequently finished off men who had survived the battlefield itself.
    • The journal has already had a physical makeover and should benefit from the ministrations of Routledge's large editorial, production, and marketing staff.
    • He is very good at it and doesn't need the ministrations of censors, interrupters, and editors who thoughtfully cut out important parts of his statements or replies.
    • From Poor Richard to Dale Carnegie to Tony Robbins, we love the idea that we can fix what's broken by ourselves, without the expensive ministrations of doctor or shrink.
    • Through the eager ministrations of a larger-than-life taxi-driver Spiro, who himself has a soft spot for Mother, the family move to a succession of different coloured villas.
    • People work better if they have not been subjected to the tender ministrations of Network Rail or the motorway and they can be more effective at home without the many distractions of the office.
    • Thanks to Patrick and Madeleine Rigard, who have owned the chateau for the last nine years, their young and attentive staff, and the spoiling ministrations of their chef de cuisine, Alain Gouraud, Chaumontel fairly bustles with life.
    • She is a cuddly sort of cat, and has been raised under the tender ministrations of three kids.
    • It wasn't that she lacked strength; a more precise description would be that her independent nature had wasted away and shriveled up beneath the careful and diligent ministrations of her father.
    • You said the word ‘fear’, does that go past the ministrations of your mother?
    • Unwilling to wait and see a GP, they and their minor affliction head for Aberdeen Royal and the soothing ministrations of Ferguson.
    • Another way is to say that while within the tender ministrations of Iranian authorities, she was beaten into a coma with a shoe and then left for three days before being taken her to a ‘hospital’, where she died.
    • I see it all now, now that she has been caressed and cajoled into life, brought out of herself by a the tender ministrations of someone who understands her needs.
    • He had bravely hobbled home, unaided, ignored, to seek out the ministrations of wife and daughter.
    Synonyms
    attention, treatment, help, assistance, aid, care, services, succour, relief, support
  • 2The services of a minister of religion or of a religious institution.

    牧师执职;宗教仪式的举行

    the ministrations of Father Martin
    Example sentencesExamples
    • New Testament pastors are called ‘ministers of the Spirit’ because the Holy Spirit plants and perpetuates God's life in his saints through their public and private ministrations.
    • In any case, all churches' services and ministrations were in principle available to all men and women.
    • The island of Varappuzha from which the Archdiocese derived its name was the idyllic setting the fathers of the Order of Carmelites Discalced chose to begin their ministrations in what was then called the Vicariate of Malabar.
    Synonyms
    act of assistance, good turn, favour, kindness, helping hand
    1. 2.1mass noun The action of administering the sacrament.
      主持圣餐式
      the celebration and ministration of the sacraments
      Example sentencesExamples
      • This virtual wish to be and to remain partners in marriage, which is not annulled by the reception of baptism, is an entity in the parties in which may be found the ministration of the sacrament.
      • It was altogether fitting that the ministration of the sacraments be given, not to the angels, but to men.

Derivatives

  • ministrant

  • noun ˈmɪnɪstr(ə)nt
    • He had merely stated the condition in which the ministrants then were, and in which they should remain.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • She was a ministrant or servant, one who was actually serving the needs of others.
      • The ministrant of this sacrament is the priest, for baptism belongs to his office.
      • The faithful servants of God in public life are his ministrants as truly as those who perform the divine service in church.
      • This vision set in motion a train of visitations by angelic ministrants directing the young prophet in the process of restoring the gospel of Jesus Christ.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin ministratio(n-), from ministrare 'wait upon', from minister (see minister).

Definition of ministration in US English:

ministration

nounˌmɪnəˈstreɪʃənˌminəˈstrāSHən
usually ministrationsformal, humorous
  • 1The provision of assistance or care.

    〈主正式或幽默〉帮助;照料,服侍

    a kitchen made spotless by the ministrations of a cleaning lady

    被清洁女工收拾得一尘不染的厨房。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • People work better if they have not been subjected to the tender ministrations of Network Rail or the motorway and they can be more effective at home without the many distractions of the office.
    • From Poor Richard to Dale Carnegie to Tony Robbins, we love the idea that we can fix what's broken by ourselves, without the expensive ministrations of doctor or shrink.
    • He had bravely hobbled home, unaided, ignored, to seek out the ministrations of wife and daughter.
    • The journal has already had a physical makeover and should benefit from the ministrations of Routledge's large editorial, production, and marketing staff.
    • He is very good at it and doesn't need the ministrations of censors, interrupters, and editors who thoughtfully cut out important parts of his statements or replies.
    • He became visibly annoyed when we offered him what was less obeisance than he expected and demanded and soon walked off with flaming cheeks, leaving us to the ministrations of his staff.
    • Some patients died under the ministrations of one of these ‘masters of Qi Gong’ who was arrested and convicted in 1993.
    • But the ministrations of the grounds crew had succeeded in imparting a friendly, hospitable air to it, one that was beginning to cover over the remembered apprehension that was still attached to it in her mind.
    • You said the word ‘fear’, does that go past the ministrations of your mother?
    • Another way is to say that while within the tender ministrations of Iranian authorities, she was beaten into a coma with a shoe and then left for three days before being taken her to a ‘hospital’, where she died.
    • I see it all now, now that she has been caressed and cajoled into life, brought out of herself by a the tender ministrations of someone who understands her needs.
    • Make that ‘memorable’ - thanks to the ministrations of chef Yannick Alleno.
    • Such early death was all too frequent, the patients often helped on their way by the ministrations of physicians who knew only one ‘cure’ - bleeding.
    • The ministrations of his keepers have worked wonders for Simba, who now is able to walk about in his enclosure for any amount of time.
    • Unwilling to wait and see a GP, they and their minor affliction head for Aberdeen Royal and the soothing ministrations of Ferguson.
    • It wasn't that she lacked strength; a more precise description would be that her independent nature had wasted away and shriveled up beneath the careful and diligent ministrations of her father.
    • Through the eager ministrations of a larger-than-life taxi-driver Spiro, who himself has a soft spot for Mother, the family move to a succession of different coloured villas.
    • She is a cuddly sort of cat, and has been raised under the tender ministrations of three kids.
    • Thanks to Patrick and Madeleine Rigard, who have owned the chateau for the last nine years, their young and attentive staff, and the spoiling ministrations of their chef de cuisine, Alain Gouraud, Chaumontel fairly bustles with life.
    • As in the Crimea, the importance of basic hygiene was not understood, and gangrene, chronic sickness and the ministrations of ignorant medical personnel frequently finished off men who had survived the battlefield itself.
    Synonyms
    attention, treatment, help, assistance, aid, care, services, succour, relief, support
    1. 1.1 The services of a minister of religion or of a religious institution.
      牧师执职;宗教仪式的举行
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The island of Varappuzha from which the Archdiocese derived its name was the idyllic setting the fathers of the Order of Carmelites Discalced chose to begin their ministrations in what was then called the Vicariate of Malabar.
      • New Testament pastors are called ‘ministers of the Spirit’ because the Holy Spirit plants and perpetuates God's life in his saints through their public and private ministrations.
      • In any case, all churches' services and ministrations were in principle available to all men and women.
      Synonyms
      act of assistance, good turn, favour, kindness, helping hand
    2. 1.2 The action of administering the sacrament.
      主持圣餐式
      Example sentencesExamples
      • It was altogether fitting that the ministration of the sacraments be given, not to the angels, but to men.
      • This virtual wish to be and to remain partners in marriage, which is not annulled by the reception of baptism, is an entity in the parties in which may be found the ministration of the sacrament.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin ministratio(n-), from ministrare ‘wait upon’, from minister (see minister).

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