means

手段、方法

何かをしたり、結果を得たりするための方法。

やさしい英語で： A way of doing something or getting a result.

• Walking is my usual means of transport.
• They found a means of escape.
• Is there another means of payment?

使い方： a means of doing something (Writing is a means of expressing feelings.); a means to something (Education can be a means to a better life.)

類義語： way, method

よく使う表現： means of transport, means of communication, means to something, means to an end

資力、財産

その人が持ち、使うことのできるお金や財産。

やさしい英語で： The money and property someone has available.

• They are people of means.
• We must live within our means.
• His limited means prevented him from travelling.

使い方： of means (The charity received help from a woman of means.); within/beyond someone’s means (That house is beyond our means.)

類義語： resources, wealth

よく使う表現： person of means, within your means, limited means