meth(meta-=after)+od(way)→方法;体系;秩序(=a way after,a following after)
🗣️ 情景例句
I'm sorry, Alexandra.
我为你难过 Alexandra。
Stop beating around the bush and tell me who won.
不要东拉西扯了,告诉我谁赢了。
In the early morning, the food that had been laid out for the dead is thrown into a river or into the sea as it is considered unlucky for anyone living to eat it.