377. Language is a means of communication, but it is much more than that.

英语四级译文:
语言是交流的工具，但又远不仅于此。

四级词汇讲解:
means意为“方式，方法，途径”，通常与介词of连用引导对象，mean为可数名词，但其单复数形式相同。如:
Have you any means of identification?你有没有任何身份证件?

much more than此处意为“远远不仅于此”。如:
Cell phone is much more than a took.手机远远不仅是一种工具。

英语四级考点归纳:
means的常见短语有:

※ by all means意为“当然可以;尽一切办法”。如:
You can have a look. By all means.你可以看一眼，当然可以。

※ by means of意为“以……方法”。如:
The blocks were raised by means of a crane.那些大块物件是通过起重机吊起来的。

※ by no means意为“绝不，一点也不”。如:
She is by no means a bad girl.她绝不是个坏女孩。