meth·od·ol·o·gy
noun OPAL W
/ˌmeθəˈdɒlədʒi/
/ˌmeθəˈdɑːlədʒi/
(plural methodologies)
[countable, uncountable] (formal)- a set of methods and principles used to perform a particular activity
（从事某一活动的）方法，原则 - recent changes in the methodology of language teaching
语言教学法最近的变化 - research methodologies
研究方法
Extra Examples- Different people adopt different methodologies.
不同的人采用不同的方法。 - Police methodologies have been questioned in recent years.
近年来，警方的方法受到质疑。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryMethodology is used after these nouns:- research
Word Originearly 19th cent.: from modern Latin methodologia or French méthodologie. - recent changes in the methodology of language teaching