A methodical search of the quarry, square meter by square meter, turned up fragments that earlier surveys had missed.
对采石场逐平方米的系统搜寻，找到了此前勘察遗漏的碎片。
An op-ed on housing policy spends its opening paragraphs methodically dismantling a popular but, in the author's view, misleading statistic, before pivoting to propose an alternative statistic the author considers more meaningful.
From a Text Structure and Purpose question · Craft and Structure
Which choice best defines “methodical”?
D — Orderly and systematic.. “methodical” means Orderly and systematic..
Which word means “Orderly and systematic.”?
A — methodical. “methodical” means Orderly and systematic..
methodical — Orderly and systematic.. In Chinese: 有条理的；井井有条的.
methodical is pronounced //məˈθɒdɪkl//.
A methodical search of the quarry, square meter by square meter, turned up fragments that earlier surveys had missed. (对采石场逐平方米的系统搜寻，找到了此前勘察遗漏的碎片。)
systematic, orderly, organized — all close in meaning to methodical (Orderly and systematic.).
haphazard, chaotic — each the opposite of methodical (Orderly and systematic.).
Yes. methodical is on the SAT Prep Difficult list — the higher-register words that decide the hard questions. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
method(方法) → 按部就班。