meth(meta-=after)+od(way)→方法;体系;秩序(=a way after,a following after)
🗣️ 情景例句
Turn the key before you pump the pedal, or you'll flood the engine.
加水之前转动钥匙,要不发动机就给浇灭了。
In regard to your request, no decision has been made.
关于你的请求还没有做出决定。
He says nothing about the poor selection of goods in the shops, or about those unfortunate people who have to travel from the country to the city every day to get to work.