作為…的形式;為了;作為…的手段
by way of / in the way of sth
as a form of sth; for sth; as a means of sth
He received £600 by way of compensation from the company.他得到那家公司 600 英鎊的賠償。
釋義來自《牛津高階英漢雙解詞典》第 9 版