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way: 何らかの目的を達成するための方法や手段を表す最も一般的な語 method: 組織的･計画的な方法を表す. しばしば論理立てされた科学的な分析手法や計算方法に言及する際に好まれる manner: 〘かたく〙 で, 人の振る舞い方など, 様態についてその様子を述べる際に好まれる means: 何か本来の目的を達成するための媒介的手段や方法を表す plural noun
〖単複両扱い〗 «…の/…する» 手段, 方法 «of/ofdoing, to do»
e.g. resolving disputes by peaceful means
e.g. these pledges are a means to avoid prosecution.
〖複数扱い〗財力; 富, 財産; 収入
e.g. he came from a family of very modest means
e.g. prospective students without the means to attend Cornell.
e.g. exclusive hotels that are priced so that only people of means can stay.
e.g. every country in the world has the means to make ethanol.
PHRASES
beyond (or within) one's budget or income:
e.g. the government is living beyond its means.
of course; certainly (granting a permission):
e.g. “May I make a suggestion?” “By all means.”.
(following a negative) in any way; at all:
e.g. I'm not poor by any means.
with the help or agency of:
e.g. supplying water to cities by means of aqueducts.
not at all; certainly not:
e.g. the outcome is by no means guaranteed.
a thing that is not valued or important in itself but is useful in achieving an aim:
e.g. a computer is merely a means to an end.
ORIGIN