method: [16] Method comes via French méthode and Latin methodus from Greek méthodos, which meant ‘pursuit’. It was a compound noun formed from the prefix metá- ‘after’ and hodós ‘way, journey’ (found also in English episode, exodus, and period). ‘Pursuit’ of a particular objective gradually developed into a ‘procedure for attaining it’, the meaning which the word had when it reached English. The derivative methodist [16], originally simply ‘someone who followed a particular method’, was first applied to the followers of John Wesley in the 18th century. => episode, exodus, period
method (n.)
early 15c., "regular, systematic treatment of disease," from Latin methodus "way of teaching or going," from Greek methodos "scientific inquiry, method of inquiry, investigation," originally "pursuit, a following after," from meta- "after" (see meta-) + hodos "a traveling, way" (see cede). Meaning "way of doing anything" is from 1580s; that of "orderliness, regularity" is from 1610s. In reference to a theory of acting associated with Russian director Konstantin Stanislavsky, it is attested from 1923.
双语例句
1. He succeeded with the aid of a completely new method he discovered.
借助于自己发现的一种全新的方法，他获得了成功。
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2. Condoms are an effective method of birth control if used with care.
如果使用得当，避孕套是很有效的避孕手段。
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3. This is an ineffective method of controlling your dog.
用这种方法控制你的狗不起作用。
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4. Some thought must be given to the method of validation.
一些想法必须通过验证法加以证实。
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5. The pill is the most efficient method of birth control.
