来自mean,中间的。后形容词做名词，引申词义调解人，调停人，有影响力的人，最终用于指方式，方法，并引申词义钱财，财富。

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，不是妥协；是原谅，不是遗忘。即使不联系，感情依然在。

2. A special locking system means the door cannot be opened accidentally.

特殊的锁定系统使门不会被意外打开。

3. This proposal is by no means a sure thing.

这个提议绝不会理所当然地获得通过。

4. He was forceful, but by no means a zealot.

他个性坚定，但绝不是什么狂热分子。

5. This means smaller banks can cream off big profits during lending booms.

这意味着在贷款业务剧增时小银行能够获得大笔利润。