be-by的意思|示意

And since the supply of prestige assets must be, by definition, limited, the price of such assets is sure to rise.

顾名思义，炫耀性资产的供给必然是有限的，因此其价格必然也会上涨。

These anecdotes show how difficult manual analysis can be. By its very nature, code tends to be complex.

这些轶事说明手动分析是多么困难啊﹗从根本看来，程序码往往是复杂的。

In the case of a library, the default may be by author, because that is how many people look for specific books.

在图书馆的例子中，缺省方式可能是按作者搜索，因为许多人在寻找特定书籍时都是这样做的。

Some nights I'd rather be by myself than out partying.

有的晚上，我宁愿自己待着也不出去聚会。

Proper free trade would be by far the best way to help poor farmers.

就目前来看，帮助穷苦农民最好的办法是适可而止的自由贸易。

The specific expenditure commitment will be by no means the only one the department might undertake.

具体的开支承担决不是该部门可能承担的唯一一项开支。