by dint of [sth]
固定搭配，dint 作名词，意为‘凭借、作用’；后接名词或动名词。
He succeeded by dint of hard work.
他靠努力工作获得了成功。
凹痕；作用
means; used in the phrase 'by dint of' to mean 'by means of'
多用于短语 by dint of，意为“凭借；由于”。
Especially in by dint of: force, power.
The mark left by a blow; an indentation or impression made by violence; a dent.
She reached the top of the company by dint of years of hard work.
她凭借多年的努力工作升到了公司高层。
用法提示：dint 是名词，在固定短语 by dint of 中表示‘凭借、依靠’。
The team won the match by dint of better preparation.
这支队伍凭借更充分的准备赢得了比赛。
用法提示：by dint of 是固定短语，dint 为名词，本句意为‘依靠’。
He learned to cook by dint of trying again and again.
他通过一次又一次的尝试学会了做饭。
用法提示：dint 作名词用于 by dint of，后接动名词，表示‘通过某种方式’。
固定搭配，dint 作名词，意为‘凭借、作用’；后接名词或动名词。
He succeeded by dint of hard work.
他靠努力工作获得了成功。
dint 是可数名词，意为‘凹痕、凹陷’，常与 in 搭配。
There was a dint in the car door.
车门上有一处凹痕。
dint 作动词，意为‘使凹陷、打击出凹痕’，是较罕见的用法。
The hail dinted the roof.
冰雹把屋顶砸出了凹痕。
与 by dint of 结构相同（by ... of），可直接替换，但 by means of 更常见、正式程度稍低。dint 只用于该短语，不能单独作名词使用。
介词，比 by dint of 更简洁口语；by dint of 更强调凭借努力、耐力等，语气较正式。
正式用语，通常指因某种身份、资格或特性而有效；by dint of 强调靠实际行动或努力。两者不能随意互换，需看上下文。
grammar · medium
易错句子He succeeded by dint hard work.
正确表达He succeeded by dint of hard work.
固定搭配是 by dint of，意为“凭借/通过”；dint 之后必须用介词 of 才能接名词，漏掉 of 是受中文“通过”直译的影响。
grammar · medium
易错句子He succeeded by dint of work hard.
正确表达He succeeded by dint of working hard.
by dint of 是介词短语，后面只能接名词或动名词，不能接动词原形；要表达“努力工作”需用动名词 working hard。
grammar · medium
易错句子He succeeded by the dint of hard work.
正确表达He succeeded by dint of hard work.
by dint of 是固定短语，其中的 dint 不可数且不带冠词；加 the 属于母语迁移造成的错误。
此处取 dint 的名词义“凹痕”（受击打后留下的凹陷）。bulge 指向外凸出的隆起，与凹痕方向相反；二者不可互换，dint 强调向内凹，bulge 强调向外鼓。
dint 在 by dint of 中意为“凭借、手段”，而 dent 指物体表面的凹痕或使凹下的动作；二者拼写相近，但意思和在句中的作用完全不同。
by dint of 与 by means of 意思相近，但 by dint of 常与努力、毅力等抽象名词搭配，且较正式；means 是普通名词，by means of 更通用，可接工具或方法。
凭借；依靠
By dint of patience, she calmed the baby.
凭借耐心，她让宝宝安静下来。
通过努力工作
He achieved his goal by dint of hard work.
他通过努力工作实现了目标。
凭纯粹的意志力
She survived by dint of sheer willpower.
她凭纯粹的意志力活了下来。
by dint of 常与 effort 搭配，表示凭借某种努力或手段达成某事。
by dint of perseverance 表示依靠坚持不懈而取得成功，与 dint 表示“凭借某种力量或方式”相关。
dint 常用于强调达成结果所依靠的内在力量，决心是常见的搭配对象。
by dint of hard work 是常见搭配，表示通过努力工作而非偶然因素取得结果。
dint 的核心含义与“力量、作用”相关，force 也属于达成结果所凭借的要素。
凭借；由于
By dint of sheer persistence, she finished the marathon.
凭借坚持不懈，她跑完了马拉松。
蜗牛凭毅力到达了方舟。
As the saying goes, the snail reached the ark by dint of perseverance.
常言道，蜗牛凭毅力到达了方舟。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.