by means of有没有设法做某事的意思?我记得有个词跟它很像,也许是记混了!

y means of
With the use of; owing to:
使用；依靠; 通过; 用; 借助于;由于：
They succeeded by means of patience and sacrifice.
他们靠耐心和牺牲而取得了成功
你的理解差不多
可能你说的是by no means,那是"绝对不"的意思