means

means
plural noun
  1. [usu.treated as sing.](常作 means of/to do something)an action or system by which a result is brought about; a method
    手段；方法
    technology seen as a means to bring about emancipation.
    被视为解放手段的技术。
    resolving disputes by peaceful means.
    通过和平手段解决争端。
  2. money; financial resources
    金钱；收入
    a woman of modest but independent means.
    收入不多但经济上独立的女人。
    prospective students without the means to attend Cornell.
    没有财力却想上康奈尔大学的学生。
    ■resources; capability
    办法；手腕
    he has the means to kill every one of those people.
    他有办法杀死所有那些人。
    ■wealth
    财富
    a man of means.
    富人。
常用词组
beyond (或 within) one's means
  1. beyond (or within) one's budget or income
    入不敷出（或力所能及）
    the government is living beyond its means.
    政府已是入不敷出。
by all means
  1. of course; certainly (granting a permission)
    当然；好的
    ‘May I make a suggestion?’ ‘By all means.’
    “我可以提个建议吗？”“当然可以。”
by any means
  1. (following a negative) in any way; at all
    根本，一点也 ［用于否定句］
    I'm not poor by any means.
    我一点也不穷。
by means of
  1. with the help or agency of
    通过，依靠
    supplying water to cities by means of aqueducts.
    通过水渠将水输送到城市。
by no means (或 by no manner of means)
  1. not at all; certainly not
    根本不，一点也不
    the outcome is by no means guaranteed.
    结果怎样根本没有保证。
means of grace
  1. (Christian Theology)the sacraments and other religious agencies viewed as the means by which divine grace is imparted to the soul, or by which growth in grace is promoted
    (基督教神学)蒙恩之道
means of production
  1. (especially in a political context) the facilities and resources for producing goods
    生产资料
a means to an end
  1. a thing that is not valued or important in itself but is useful in achieving an aim
    达到目标的途径
    higher education was seen primarily as a means to an end.
    高等教育主要被看作实现理想的途径。
语源
  1. late Middle English: plural of mean, the early sense being 'intermediary'
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