meth(meta-=after)+od(way)→方法;体系;秩序(=a way after,a following after)
🗣️ 情景例句
I don't know what I would do without you.
我真不知道没有你们我怎么办。
How wide is this bridge?
这座桥有多宽?
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.