means
翻译
方法, 手段, 财富, 资产
例句
We need a means of transportation.
我们需要一种交通工具。
He is a man of considerable means.
他是个相当有钱的人。
This is a means to an end.
这只是达到目的的一种手段。
语法模式
a means of ((sth./-ing)) (做某事)的方法 A bicycle is a good means of transportation.
a means to an end 达到目的的手段 For him, the job was just a means to an end.
近义词
Synonyms: method, way, resources, wealth
词源
来自中古英语“mene”,意为“中间的”或“工具”。其单数和复数形式相同。
记忆技巧
请记住,“means”始终以“s”结尾,但它既可以是单数(a means),也可以是复数(many means)。