methodology
noun(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 ExamplesDifferent 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，警察的方法受到了质疑。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryMethodology is used after these nouns:- research
Word Originearly 19th cent.: from modern Latin methodologia or French méthodologie.