means
n. 方法; 收入
A means of doing something is a method, instrument, or process which can be used to do it. Means is both the singular and the plural form for this use.
The move is a means to fight crime...
採取這項舉措是為了打擊犯罪。
The army had perfected the use of terror as a means of controlling the population...
軍隊已經深諳利用恐怖手段控制民眾之道。
You can refer to the money that someone has as their means .
...a person of means...
富人
He did not have the means to compensate her.
他沒有錢來補償她。
If someone is living beyond their means, they are spending more money than they can afford. If someone is living within their means, they are not spending more money than they can afford.
The more gifts she received, the more she craved, until he was living beyond his means...
得到的禮物越多,她的胃口就越大,直到他捉襟見肘為止。
It is far better to pay off old debts steadily by living within your means.
量入為出地一步步償還舊債,這個方法要好得多。
If you do something by means of a particular method, instrument, or process, you do it using that method, instrument, or process.
This is a two year course taught by means of lectures and seminars...
本課程為期兩年,授課形式為講座與研討。
The trailer was connected to the car by means of a complicated system of hoses, pipes and rods.
活動房屋透過一系列複雜的軟管、管道和連桿與汽車相連。
You can say 'by all means' to tell someone that you are very willing to allow them to do something.
'Can I come and have a look at your house?' — 'Yes by all means'.
“我可以過來看看你的房子嗎?”“當然可以。”
You use expressions such as 'by no means', 'not by any means', and 'by no manner of means' to emphasize that something is not true.
This is by no means out of the ordinary...
這絲毫不足為奇。
They were not finished, however, not by any means.
不過,他們並沒有結束,絕對沒有。
If you say that something is a means to an end, you mean that it helps you to achieve what you want, although it may not be enjoyable or important itself.
We seem to have lost sight of the fact that marketing is only a means to an end.
我們似乎忽略了這樣一個事實:營銷只是達到目的的手段。
1. how a result is obtained or an end is achieved;
2. instrumentality used to achieve an end
3. considerable capital (wealth or income);
manner, method, way, mode, fashion, means, approach
這些名詞均含"方法,方式"之意。
beyond (或 within) one's means
入不敷出(或力所能及)
by all means
當然;好的
by any means
根本,一點也 [用於否定句]
by means of
透過,依靠
by no means
根本不,一點也不
means of grace
(基督教神學)蒙恩之道
means of production
生產資料
a means to an end
達到目標的途徑
It is by no means accidental.
事出有因.
Courtesy costs little and means much.
禮節並不失去什麼卻獲益甚多.
The friendship between the peoples of the two countries has been strengthened through various means.
透過各種途徑增進兩國人民之間的友誼.
Rosy morning clouds indicate rain, and a rosy sunset means fine weather.
早霞主雨, 晚霞主晴.
In running a company, strict financial management means everything.
經營一家公司, 嚴格的財務管理是至關重要的.