英语单词

modal是什么意思

modal

英 ['məʊd(ə)l] 美 ['modl]
  • adj. 模式的;情态的;形式的
  • n. 莫代尔(一种新型纤维素纤维)

中文词源


modal 情态动词

来自mode,模式。即模式的,用于语法格指情态动词。

英文词源


modal (adj.)
1560s, term in logic, from Middle French modal and directly from Medieval Latin modalis "of or pertaining to a mode," from Latin modus "measure, manner, mode" (see mode (n.1)). Musical sense is from 1590s.

双语例句


1. The results confirmed his hypothesis on the use of modal verbs.
结果证实了他的关于情态动词用法的假设.

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2. Modal verbs generally take the bare infinitive.
情态动词通常用不带to的不定式.

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3. Modeless dialogs are less common than their modal siblings.
另一种对话框称为“非模态对话框”,它不如同胞姐妹模态对话框那么常见.

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4. Property dialog boxes can be either modal or modeless.
属性对话框可以是模态的,也可以是非模态的.

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5. Visually differentiate modeless dialogs from modal dialogs.
视觉上区分非模态对话框与模态对话框.

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