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means的意思

means
英式音标[minz]
美式英标[miːnz]

基本解释

n. 手段;方法;财产

v. 意思是;打算(mean的第三人称单数) [ 复数means ]

中文词源

means 方式,方法,钱财,财富

来自mean,中间的。后形容词做名词,引申词义调解人,调停人,有影响力的人,最终用于指方式,方法,并引申词义钱财,财富。

英文词源

means (n.)
"course of action," late 14c., from mean (n.); sense of "wealth" is first recorded c. 1600. Compare French moyens, German Mittel. Phrase by no means attested from late 15c.; means-test is from 1930.

实用例句

1. Friendship means understanding, not agreement. It means forgiveness, not forgetting.It means the memories last, even if contact is lost.
友情是理解,不是妥协;是原谅,不是遗忘。即使不联系,感情依然在。
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2. A special locking system means the door cannot be opened accidentally.
特殊的锁定系统使门不会被意外打开。
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3. This proposal is by no means a sure thing.
这个提议绝不会理所当然地获得通过。
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4. He was forceful, but by no means a zealot.
他个性坚定,但绝不是什么狂热分子。
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5. This means smaller banks can cream off big profits during lending booms.
这意味着在贷款业务剧增时小银行能够获得大笔利润。
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