method

method
noun
(常作 method for/of)
  1. a particular form of procedure for accomplishing or approaching something, especially a systematic or established one
    方法,办法
    a method for software maintenance.
    软件维护方法。
    labour-intensive production methods.
    劳动密集型生产方法。
    ■[mass noun]orderliness of thought or behaviour; systematic planning or action
    (思想,行为)条理;系统计划(或行动)
    historical study is the rigorous combination of knowledge and method.
    历史研究就是使知识和方法严格结合。
    ■(常作Method). short for method acting
    method acting的简称
常用词组
there is method in one's madness
  1. there is a sensible foundation for what appears to be foolish or strange behaviour
    (某人的)疯狂之中有条理可寻
语源
  1. late Middle English (in the sense 'prescribed medical treatment for a disease'): via Latin from Greek methodos 'pursuit of knowledge', from meta- (expressing development) + hodos 'way'
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