means to an end

而不是目标本身。
常用释义
手段而非目的:指达到某个目标所采取的手段,而不是目标本身。

例句

1·He doesn't particularly like the work but he sees it as a means to an end.

他不怎么喜欢这项工作,只是把它看作达到目的的手段而已。

—— 《牛津词典》

2·No, it was a means to an end.

不,这是一个达到目的的手段。

3·Requirements are a means to an end.

需求是一种达到目的的方式。

4·Refactoring is a means to an end.

重构是达到目标的一种方法。

5·This is a means to an end.

这是达到目的的一种手段。

6·It is a means to an end.

这是实现目标的一个方法。

7·But all these activities are just means to an end.

但所有这些活动都只是意味着一个结束。

8·It feels like a way of life, not a means to an end.

它更像是一种生活态度,而不仅仅是达到目的的手段。

9·Military power is but a means to an end in all conflicts.

军事力量是结束所有冲突的手段。

10·To a large extent, people were simply a means to an end.

在很大程度上,那些人只不过是他们达到目标的一种手段。