Although he was by ___ rich ,still he was better off than any other people around him

Although he was by ___ rich ,still he was better off than any other people around him.

A  some means  B  all means   C  no means  

为什么选C    这句话是什么意思啊

Although he was by ___ rich ,still he was better off than any other people around him.

A  some means  B  all means   C  no means  

by no means: never

翻译：尽管他绝不可能富裕，然而无论如何总比周围的人好。

by no means 决不，一点也不

虽然他一点也不富有，但仍然比周围的人好的多。

因为：by no means表示”一点也不“，这句的意思是：虽然他一点都不富裕，但他仍然比他周围的其他人都生活得好。