a particular form of procedure for accomplishing or approaching something, especially a systematic or established one 方法,办法 a method for software maintenance. 软件维护方法。 labour-intensive production methods. 劳动密集型生产方法。 ■[mass noun]orderliness of thought or behaviour; systematic planning or action (思想,行为)条理;系统计划(或行动) historical study is the rigorous combination of knowledge and method. 历史研究就是使知识和方法严格结合。 ■(常作Method). short for method acting method acting的简称
常用词组 there is method in one's madness
there is a sensible foundation for what appears to be foolish or strange behaviour (某人的)疯狂之中有条理可寻
语源
late Middle English (in the sense 'prescribed medical treatment for a disease'): via Latin from Greek methodos 'pursuit of knowledge', from meta- (expressing development) + hodos 'way'