method
Definitions
A settled, systematic way of doing something; an established procedure
方法；办法；（固定的）做事方式
Orderliness of thought or action; a logical arrangement
条理；章法；（思路或行动的）有序性
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedmeta- (after, along) + hodos (road, way) = 'a following-along-the-road.' The Greek methodos meant a deliberate path toward a goal, not random wandering. That is exactly a method: a definite route others can walk again to reach the same result.
Root ode still carries 5 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.teaching method教学方法
- 2.proven method经过验证的方法
- 3.scientific method科学方法
- 4.method of payment支付方式
- 5.tried-and-tested method屡试不爽的方法
Example Sentences
- 1.
We need a better method for tracking customer complaints.
- 2.
The scientific method relies on testing every hypothesis.
- 3.
She solved the puzzle through trial and error rather than method.
- 4.
There's a method to teaching kids to read that really works.
Synonym Comparison
- method — a settled, systematic way; implies order and repeatability
- way — the most general; any means of doing something
- approach — the overall attitude or angle you take toward a problem
- technique — a specific skilled procedure, often requiring practice
- procedure — a fixed official sequence of steps that must be followed