By Means Of

定义 Definition

表示“通过……手段/方式；借助……”，用于说明实现某事所使用的方法、工具或途径。

发音 Pronunciation (IPA)

/baɪ miːnz əv/

例句 Examples

We communicated by means of email.
我们通过电子邮件沟通。

The rescue team located the hikers by means of satellite data and careful mapping.
救援队借助卫星数据和细致的绘图找到了徒步者。

词源 Etymology

by 有“通过、借由”的含义，means 原意为“手段、方法”（来自表示“中间途径/方法”的概念），合起来 by means of 就固定表示“借助某种方式/手段”。该表达在书面语和正式语境中较常见。

相关词 Related Words

• Via
• Through
• By Way Of
• With The Help Of
• Using
• In Order To
• Instrument
• Method

文学作品 Literary Works

• The War of the Worlds — H. G. Wells
• Frankenstein — Mary Shelley
• On the Origin of Species — Charles Darwin