Maieutic method

maieutic

a. 接生术的, 使对方领悟的

method ['mɛθəd]

n. 方法;条理;

meth(meta-=after)+od(way)→方法；体系；秩序（=a way after,a following after）

Forgive me if I'm wrong, but haven't we met before.

如果我弄错的话请原谅我，我们以前见过面吧？

One man may steal a horse while another may not look over a hedge.

只许州官放火，不许百姓点灯。

Do you remember one afternoon ten years ago when I came to your house and borrowed a necklace of yours? Pierre, my husband, was working in a government office. We'd been invited to a ball at the palace so I needed to borrow some jewellery.

10年前的一个下午，我到你家借过一条项链，你还记得吗？我的丈夫比尔当时在政府的一个部门工作。我们被邀请参加一个宫庭舞会，所以我需要借一点珠宝首饰。