"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.
雙語例句
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，不是妥協；是原諒，不是遺忘。即使不聯系，感情依然在。
來自金山詞霸 每日一句
2. A special locking system means the door cannot be opened accidentally.
特殊的鎖定系統使門不會被意外打開。
來自柯林斯例句
3. This proposal is by no means a sure thing.
這個提議絕不會理所當然地獲得通過。
來自柯林斯例句
4. He was forceful, but by no means a zealot.
他個性堅定，但絕不是什么狂熱分子。
來自柯林斯例句
5. This means smaller banks can cream off big profits during lending booms.