A search method comprises receiving attribute information and environment information of a search object which are sent by a terminal, calculating content of the search object and context of the search object according to the attribute information and environment information of the search object, and searching according to the content of the search object and the context of the search object to obtain a search result leveraging the computing capability of the search server, and thereby accomplishing searching based on the attribute information and environment information of the search object without sending content of a search object together with context of the search object to a search server. Data traffic is decreased while high search efficiency is ensured, and moreover, electric energy loss on the terminal side during data communication is reduced.