as a means to与as a means of的区别

as a means to释义：

作为……的一种方法

例句：

He doesn't particularly like the work but he sees it as a means to an end.

他不怎么喜欢这项工作，只是把它看作达到目的的手段而已。

as a means of释义：

adv. 作为一种……手段作为……的工具

例句：

It was an object lesson in how to use television as a means of persuasion.

这是利用电视作为劝导方式的一个实例。