administration
Definitions
The activity of running and managing an organization or system.
管理，行政事务。
The people or government in charge; a particular government's term in office.
（政府）当局；（某届）政府任期。
The giving or applying of something (administration of a drug).
给予，施用（如给药）。
Root Breakdown
Native Englishad- ('to, toward') + minister ('servant, attendant') + -ation = 'serving toward something on others' behalf,' i.e. managing it. The minister was the 'lesser one' who served; to administer is to serve a function for others, and administration is that work, or the body that does it (the Biden administration).
Why It Means This
Trace it back and 'administration' literally means 'serving toward.' ad- (to) joins minister (the lesser one, the servant): to administer is to carry out a service for someone. From that come the three modern senses — the act of managing (hospital administration), the managing body (a government administration), and the formal act of giving something out (administration of medicine, of an oath).
Common Collocations
- 1.public administration公共行政
- 2.business administration工商管理
- 3.the current administration现政府
- 4.administration of justice司法的执行
Example Sentences
- 1.
She works in hospital administration.
- 2.
The new administration promised tax reforms.
- 3.
The administration of the vaccine requires trained staff.