method

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

method AW [method methods] BrE [ˈmeθəd] NAmE [ˈmeθəd] noun
1. countable a particular way of doing sth
•~ (of sth) a reliable/effective/scientific method of data analysis
•~ (of doing sth) a new method of solving the problem
•traditional/alternative methods
•~ (for sth/for doing sth) the best method for arriving at an accurate prediction of the costs
see also ↑direct method
2. uncountable the quality of being well planned and organized
Idiom: ↑there's method in somebody's madness

Word Origin:
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’.

Thesaurus:
method noun C
•He's quite critical of modern teaching methods.
technique • • way • • means • • process • • procedure • • approach • • system • • mechanism • |formal methodology •
a method/technique/means/process/procedure/system/mechanism/methodology for (doing) sth
a method/technique/way/means/system/methodology of (doing) sth
use a/an method/technique/means/process/procedure/approach/system/methodology
devise/develop a/an method/technique/way/means/process/procedure/approach/system/methodology

Example Bank:
•How does this method work?
•New production methods have been invented.
•This illustrates how experimental methods can be used to explore these issues.
•This is the best method of settling such arguments.
•This method employs computer software to guide the interviewers through the questionnaire.
•This method involves cutting a very thin slice from the object.
•We can apply these methods to a wide range of problems.
•Which method is the most effective?
•a range of contraceptive methods
•an alternative method for resolving disputes
•an indirect method of estimating a taxpayer's income
•improved teaching methods and better interaction with students
•modern farming methods
•the method adopted by the party for the selection of its candidates
•the preferred method of testing for each nutrient
•He's quite critical of modern teaching methods.
•The best solution is to combine both methods.
•The class discussed both the form and method of the poem.
•There are various methods of dealing with this problem.
•There has been strong criticism of the methods employed by US troops in the area.
•There's very little method in his approach.
•This is a simpler method for making bread.
•Traditional methods no longer work.
•We have to apply some method to this investigation.