mindmap root((方法)) method implies an orderly, logical, and effective arrangement usually in steps: an effective ~ of birth control. mode implies an order or course followed by custom, tradition, or personal preference: the preferred ~ of transportation. manner is close to mode, but may imply a procedure or method that is individual and distinctive: a highly distinctive ~ of conducting. (conduct本意是控制引导，引申义有两个1售票 2指挥乐队) way is very general and may be used in place of any of the preceding words: her usual slapdash ~ of doing things. fashion may suggest a peculiar and characteristic but perhaps superficial and ephemeral way of doing something: rushed about, in typical New York fashion. system suggests a fully developed or carefully formulated method often emphasizing the idea of rational orderliness: followed no ~ in playing the horses.