by means of ...とは 意味・読み方・使い方

前置詞

by means of

1. By using (an object or an approach).
   • 1900, L. Frank Baum, chapter 23, in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz:

     "By means of the Golden Cap I shall command the Winged Monkeys to carry you to the gates of the Emerald City," said Glinda, "for it would be a shame to deprive the people of so wonderful a ruler."

   • 1951 June, “Notes and News: The Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 423:

     Some stone was being loaded into standard gauge wagons by means of a portable conveyor belt.

同意語

• (by using): by dint of
• via
• Thesaurus:by means of